: Director John Andreas Andersen used practical effects wherever possible. Due to the pandemic, the crew filmed entirely in Norway, which granted them access to a real oil platform . This allowed actors to interact with authentic environments, improving the film's "visceral" feel.
The "snake-like" underwater robots featured in the film are real products from a Norwegian company called Eelume . El mar del Norte (2021)
: Reviewers from Projected Figures noted that the film subverts genre conventions by having the female lead, Sofia, rescue her male partner, Stian, rather than the typical "damsel in distress" trope. The Burning Sea (2021) : Director John Andreas Andersen used practical effects
: The film's protagonist, Sofia, works for this real company, and the script was specifically written around what the Eelume robots could actually do. the crew filmed entirely in Norway