Viking (2022 film)

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]

Viking
Film poster
Directed byStéphane Lafleur
Written byStéphane Lafleur
Éric K. Boulianne
Produced byKim McCraw
Luc Déry
StarringSteve Laplante
Larissa Corriveau
Fabiola N. Aladin
Hamza Haq
CinematographySara Mishara
Edited bySophie Leblond
Music byOrgan Mood
Mathieu Charbonneau
Christophe Ledoux-Lamarche
Production
company
micro_scope
Distributed byFilms Opale
Release date
  • September 12, 2022 (2022-09-12) (TIFF)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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]

In 2023, the film was released in France under the alternate title On dirait la planète mars.[4]

Cast

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.[5]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[6]

Awards
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Best Canadian Film Viking Honoured [7]
Utopiales 2022 Grand Prix du Jury Won
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival 2022 Best French-Language Feature Won [8]
Vevey International Funny Film Festival 2022 VIFFF d’or Won [9]
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 2023 Best Film Won [10]
Canadian Screen Awards April 16, 2023 Best Motion Picture Luc Déry, Kim McCraw Nominated [11]
Best Director Stéphane Lafleur Nominated
Best Lead Performance in a Film Steve Laplante Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Stéphane Lafleur, Éric K. Boulianne Nominated
Best Art Direction/Production Design André-Line Beauparlant Nominated
Best Cinematography Sara Mishara Won
Best Costume Design Sophie Lefebvre Nominated
Best Editing Sophie Leblond Nominated
Best Sound Editing Sylvain Bellemare, Simon Meilleur, Frédéric Lavigne, Francis Gauthier, Claire Pochon Nominated
Best Sound Mixing Pierre Bertrand, Bernard Gariépy Strobl Nominated
Best Makeup Marie-Josée Galibert Nominated
Best Hair Vincent Dufault Nominated
Best Casting in a Film Lucie Robitaille Nominated

References
  1. "Viking de Stéphane Lafleur en première mondiale". La Presse, August 3, 2022.
  2. "Stéphane Lafleur tourne Viking". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  3. 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.
  4. Mathieu Macheret, "« On dirait la planète Mars » : Stéphane Lafleur met en scène des astronautes sur le plancher des vaches". Le Monde, August 2, 2023.
  5. Mullen, Pat (2022-09-11). "TIFF 2022: Viking Review". That Shelf. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  6. Mullen, Pat (2022-12-08). "Three Feature Docs Make Canada's Top Ten". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  7. Hammond, Pete (September 18, 2022). "Steven Spielberg's 'The Fabelmans' Wins Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award". Deadline. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  8. "« Viking » de Stéphane Lafleur dans le Canada’s Top Ten". CTVM, December 9, 2022.
  9. Charles-Henri Ramond (November 2, 2022). "Viking primé en Suisse". Films du Québec (in French).
  10. Luc Boulanger, "Les films Viking et Oasis primés". La Presse, April 3, 2023.
  11. Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2023.
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