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Hodet over vannet is a Norwegian comedy thriller film by director Nils Gaup.[6][7] It became a big success at the Norwegian box office.[8][9] In 1993, it was one of the ten most seen films in Norwegian movie theaters.[10] In the year after, 1994, it won the Amanda Award for Best Norwegian Film in Theatrical Release.[11][12]

It is a production of the production company Filmkameratene A/S.[13][14] In 1996, an American remake of the film was released, Head Above Water, which starred Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel.[15][16]

It was filmed at Yxnøy on Østerøya (East Island) in Sandefjord, Norway.[17][18][19] It is inspired by Steven Spielberg's Jaws movies and various Alfred Hitchcock films.[20]