Viking (2022 film)
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| Directed by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Produced by | Kim McCraw Luc Déry |
| Written by | Stéphane Lafleur Éric K. Boulianne |
| Starring | Steve Laplante Larissa Corriveau Fabiola N. Aladin Hamza Haq |
| Music by | Organ Mood Mathieu Charbonneau Christophe Ledoux-Lamarche |
| Cinematography | Sara Mishara |
| Edited by | Sophie Leblond |
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| Distributed by | Films Opale |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Viking is a 2022 Canadian comedy film, directed by Stéphane Lafleur.[1] The film centres on a group of people who are working as a "B team" to reenact the events of the first crewed mission to Mars, in the hopes of trying to solve the interpersonal problems among the astronauts that have impacted the real mission.[2]
The film's cast includes Steve Laplante, Larissa Corriveau, Fabiola N. Aladin, Hamza Haq, Denis Houle, Marie Brassard and Martin-David Peters.[2]
The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022.[3]
Cast
- Marie Brassard as Christiane Comte
- Steve Laplante as David
- Fabiola N. Aladin as Janet
- Denis Houle as Liz
- Larissa Corriveau as Steven
- Hamza Haq as Gary
- Christopher Heyerdahl as Roy Walker
Critical response
Pat Mullen of That Shelf called Viking "Lafleur's best film yet", and analyzed it in part as an allegory for the technological mediations that society has had to cope with through the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[5]
Awards
References
- ↑ "Viking de Stéphane Lafleur en première mondiale". La Presse, August 3, 2022.
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- ↑ "« Viking » de Stéphane Lafleur dans le Canada’s Top Ten". CTVM, December 9, 2022.
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- ↑ Luc Boulanger, "Les films Viking et Oasis primés". La Presse, April 3, 2023.
- ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2023.
