: During filming, the robots were often controlled by real Eelume employees rather than just using CGI, which added a layer of technical realism to the production. Production & Themes

An interesting feature of the 2021 Norwegian disaster film El mar del Norte (released internationally as or Nordsjøen ) is that the robotic technology used by the main characters is actually based on real-world engineering. Real-Life Robotic "Stars"

: 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 plot is inspired by a real prehistoric event known as the Storegga Slide , a massive underwater landslide that occurred roughly 8,000 years ago off the coast of Norway.

The "snake-like" underwater robots featured in the film are real products from a Norwegian company called Eelume .