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]
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| Directed by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Written by | Stéphane Lafleur Éric K. Boulianne |
| Produced by | Kim McCraw Luc Déry |
| Starring | Steve Laplante Larissa Corriveau Fabiola N. Aladin Hamza Haq |
| Cinematography | Sara Mishara |
| Edited by | Sophie Leblond |
| Music by | Organ Mood Mathieu Charbonneau Christophe Ledoux-Lamarche |
Production company | micro_scope |
| Distributed by | Films Opale |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast includes Steve Laplante, Larissa Corriveau, Fabiola Nyrva 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]
In 2023, the film was released in France under the alternate title On dirait la planète mars.[4]
Cast
edit- Marie Brassard as Christiane Comte
- Steve Laplante as David
- Fabiola Nyrva Aladin as Janet
- Denis Houle as Liz
- Larissa Corriveau as Steven
- Hamza Haq as Gary
- Christopher Heyerdahl as Roy Walker
Critical response
editPat 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.[5]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[6]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Viking de Stéphane Lafleur en première mondiale". La Presse, August 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Stéphane Lafleur tourne Viking". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Kay2022-08-03T13:59:00+01:00, Jeremy. "Frances O'Connor's 'Emily' to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Maïmouna Doucouré, Rima Das". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mathieu Macheret, "« On dirait la planète Mars » : Stéphane Lafleur met en scène des astronautes sur le plancher des vaches". Le Monde, August 2, 2023.
- ^ Mullen, Pat (2022-09-11). "TIFF 2022: Viking Review". That Shelf. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Mullen, Pat (2022-12-08). "Three Feature Docs Make Canada's Top Ten". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (September 18, 2022). "Steven Spielberg's 'The Fabelmans' Wins Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "« Viking » de Stéphane Lafleur dans le Canada’s Top Ten". CTVM, December 9, 2022.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond (November 2, 2022). "Viking primé en Suisse". Films du Québec (in French).
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.