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Viking (2022 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Viking' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Stphane Lafleur and released in 2022.[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2022-08-03/sur-la-section-platform-du-tiff/viking-de-stephane-lafleur-en-premiere-mondiale.php "Viking de Stphane Lafleur en premire mondiale"]. 'La Presse', August 3, 2022. The film centres on a group of people who are working as a "B team" to reenact the events of the first manned mission to Mars, in the hopes of trying to solve the interpersonal problems among the astronauts that have impacted the real mission.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/stephane-lafleur-tourne-viking/ "Stphane Lafleur tourne Viking"]. 'Films du Qubec', December 1, 2021.
The film's cast includes Steve Laplante, Larissa Corriveau, Fabiola N. Aladin, Hamza Haq, Denis Houle, Marie Brassard and Martin-David Peters.
The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022.Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/frances-oconnors-emily-to-open-tiff-platform-alongside-films-from-maimouna-doucoure-rima-das/5173158.article "Frances OConnors Emily to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Mamouna Doucour, Rima Das"]. 'Screen Daily', August 3, 2022.
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.Pat Mullen, [https://thatshelf.com/tiff-2022-viking-review/ "TIFF 2022: Viking Review"]. 'That Shelf', September 11, 2022.
References
Category:2022 films
Category:2022 comedy films
Category:2022 science fiction films
Category:Canadian science fiction comedy films
Category:Films directed by Stphane Lafleur
Category:2020s Canadian films
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