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Viking

  • 2022
  • 1h 44m
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6.8/10
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Viking (2022)
A behavioral research team observes and attempts to replicate the experiences of the first manned mission to Mars.
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A behavioral research team observes and attempts to replicate the experiences of the first manned mission to Mars.A behavioral research team observes and attempts to replicate the experiences of the first manned mission to Mars.A behavioral research team observes and attempts to replicate the experiences of the first manned mission to Mars.

  • Director
    • Stéphane Lafleur
  • Writers
    • Eric K. Boulianne
    • Stéphane Lafleur
  • Stars
    • Steve Laplante
    • Larissa Corriveau
    • Fabiola Nyrva Aladin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    925
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stéphane Lafleur
    • Writers
      • Eric K. Boulianne
      • Stéphane Lafleur
    • Stars
      • Steve Laplante
      • Larissa Corriveau
      • Fabiola Nyrva Aladin
    • 7User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Steve Laplante
    Steve Laplante
    • David
    Larissa Corriveau
    Larissa Corriveau
    • Steven
    Fabiola Nyrva Aladin
    Fabiola Nyrva Aladin
    • Janet
    • (as Fabiola N. Aladin)
    Hamza Haq
    Hamza Haq
    • Gary
    Denis Houle
    Denis Houle
    • Liz
    Marie Brassard
    Marie Brassard
    • Christiane Comte
    Martin-David Peters
    Martin-David Peters
    • Jean-Marc
    Marie-Laurence Moreau
    Marie-Laurence Moreau
    • Isabelle
    Rémi-Pierre Paquin
    Rémi-Pierre Paquin
    • Éric
    Violaine Estérez
    Violaine Estérez
    • The Real Ms. Fisher
    John P. Alviz
    • John 2
    Geneviève Beaudet
    Geneviève Beaudet
    • Amie souper
    Eric K. Boulianne
    Eric K. Boulianne
    • Ami souper
    Joanie Charron
    • Météorologue
    Eric Davis
    Eric Davis
    • The real John Shepard
    Gabriel De Santis-Caron
    • Ami souper
    Buck Deachman
    • Voix commentateur
    Mélanie Elliott
    Mélanie Elliott
    • La vraie LIZ
    • Director
      • Stéphane Lafleur
    • Writers
      • Eric K. Boulianne
      • Stéphane Lafleur
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews7

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    5Regnmager

    Not quite my cup of tea, but not a bad movie

    Director is unfolding the plot before us with specific pacing, which is hard to describe. At specific moments story is dragging, and on another feels... just correct.

    There definitely was an idea behind this project (as after the movie I had an amazing opportunity to listen to small Q&A session with actress Larissa Corriveau, which graced that evening's screening). Something around decade of thought put into this piece of art. For such a commitment to project I can respect mr. Stéphane. Also, I'd like to congratulate the actors and actressess which all of them did an amazing job.

    The thing is - as I definitely keep with regard that this movie is clearly a work of passion, it just didnt resonated with me.

    Pacing problems, too vague screenplay at times, some kind of inconsistency between humour, absurdity and drama have not synced with me and haven't managed to reach my sensivity. I found movie so uneven at times, that even my suspension of disbelief was scratching its head.

    Anyway, my friend who was with me at the screening, very liked the movie, found it moving and important and we discussed it for hours after; so I guess everyone has to check it for him/herself.

    Watched at Warsaw Film Festival 2022.
    8Stephan_fr

    excellent low-fi sci-fi

    First, the gorilla in the room: this movie was never distributed properly. I had to vpn to canada to buy and watch it on vimeo.

    But it's brilliant, and well worth the effort. It's rather ironic that this movie was ignored because it echoes exactly the sense of purposelessness evoked in the movie.

    Why film if you're not going to show it? Why dream of a movie if you're not going to preview it? Why follow your dreams? At which cost?

    Anyone who ever dreamt of 'living it all behind' will love this. This is a movie that makes you think about the frailty of the human imagination, and the fragility of dreams in the face of an uncaring world.

    The budget is rock bottom, but the produciton value match the 'cynicism' of the film. The viking lander is litterally a bin with 'viking' written on it. It's a powerful metaphor for the sillyness of it all, and the aspiration of a man who could dream big and was let down by a company that uses people for their own purposes.

    I can't quite frame it, and I'll be sure to think about this movie many times in the future when i'm faced between opting for 1 or 2 surgars in my coffee.

    Wonderful. If you loved i-origins, or primer, or similar low-budget scif-fi, you'll enjoy this a lot.
    9emmanuel-teji

    A fresh take on surrealism in sci-fi

    This was great and deserves a lot more praise than it has received - and that may be in part that it hasn't been available in many places online. I think Stéphane Lafleur said a lot with this in regards to human ambition, the mundaneness of that pursuit, and the humour amidst it all.

    More than anything, it caught me by my humanness and made me feel a lot of different things: the annoyances that the crew dealt with, the desire for their young female crew member. But it was all contrived! The organizing members of the Viking mission (and possibly other missions...) were quite hilarious in how manipulative their approach to having the fake crew members replicate the actions of the real crew members were.

    I would love to see more of this kind of unique take at sci-fi, the subverting of the all-too-serious expectations of the high budget genre. The only reason I didn't give it 10 stars was because of the predictive nature of the two sugars. It was obvious that by the end, the main character was going to at some point have his redemption of coffee with two sugars. I still enjoyed it, but I think the film could've done with less instances of showing David lingering around the sugar cubes.
    7gricey_sandgrounder

    A strange concept with a infectious likable vibe

    It's not often that we see a sci-fi film that doesn't have a big budget and not produced by a major studio.

    Films within this genre naturally require a lot of money for the CGI and general production design.

    However, there is occasionally the odd independent release that has decided to go this route.

    This particular new release has got a strange concept that I'm not sure where it was going to go in terms of tone.

    Now that I have seen it, it was like I was watching an arthouse version of Red Dwarf with an almost Big Brother environment whilst giving nods to 2001: A Space Odyssey.

    The purposeful low budget sets and costumes gave us an effective grounded look to the story. This gave us time to concentrate on the characters and it's themes of achieving your ultimate dream both for you personally and as a species.

    Steve Laplante was a very capable lead and I liked the journey his character went. He had a very likable screen presence and I think it was helped by his supports.

    Larissa Corriveau in particular produced a lot of the films energy and Hamza Haq gave us some good comedic moments as did Denis Houle

    I was surprised at how entertained I was. There's genuine laughs to be had amongst the surrealness of the situation.

    You can see that the people behind making it loved the material and are fans of sci-fi.

    If I was being picky, I think some of themes could have been better utilised. This would resulted in a more satisfying ending as there were some loose ends not quite tied up.

    But even with those issues from a personal perspective, this is still a very entertaining watch. The concept worked, the characters are easy to invest with, the deadpan humour is great, the minimal production design enhances the grounded story well and there's a quirky charm to it that is very infectious.
    5alain_pinel

    Next to the path

    I so wanted to love. However, I appreciate art-house films, but first the "author" must have something to say to the people who will watch his film; something other than a "flash" on two old newspaper headlines. This film is technically well done, despite some questionable choices, but the screenplay has catastrophic weaknesses. The actors do wonderfully with the material that was put in their hands, mainly Stéphane Laplante, Larissa Corriveau, Denis Houle and Marie-Laurence Moreau. Almost perfect score for the soundtrack (and sound recording). Bad choice of filming location: a little more research would have been beneficial. It's rather long, bland (despite two or three good bits of humor) and generally tasteless. The room was half empty during the viewing I attended.

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    • Trivia
      Award: Special mention at the Toronto International Film Festival (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      C'est Bon la Vie
      (The 59th Street Bridge Song)

      Music by Paul Simon

      English lyrics by Paul Simon

      French lyrics by Pierre Delanoë

      Performed by Nana Mouskouri

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2022 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • micro_scope
      • Official website
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 維京計畫
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • micro_scope
      • Viking
      • Téléfilm Canada
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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