Viking is a 2022 Canadian comedy film, directed by Stéphane Lafleur."Viking de Stéphane Lafleur en première 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 crewed mission to Mars, in the hopes of trying to solve the interpersonal problems among the astronauts that have impacted the real mission.
The film's cast includes Steve Laplante, Larissa Corriveau, Fabiola Nyrva 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.
In 2023, the film was released in France under the alternate title On dirait la planète mars.Mathieu Macheret, "« On dirait la planète Mars » : Stéphane Lafleur met en scène des astronautes sur le plancher des vaches". Le Monde, August 2, 2023.
Plot
Cast 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 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.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Toronto International Film Festival2022Best Canadian Film VikingUtopiales2022Grand Prix du JuryCinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival2022Best French-Language Feature"« Viking » de Stéphane Lafleur dans le Canada’s Top Ten". CTVM, December 9, 2022.Vevey International Funny Film Festival2022VIFFF d’orPrix collégial du cinéma québécois2023Best FilmLuc Boulanger, "Les films Viking et Oasis primés". La Presse, April 3, 2023.Canadian Screen AwardsApril 16, 2023Best Motion PictureLuc Déry, Kim McCraw Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2023.Best DirectorStéphane LafleurBest Lead Performance in a FilmSteve LaplanteBest Original ScreenplayStéphane Lafleur, Eric K. BoulianneBest Art Direction/Production DesignAndré-Line BeauparlantBest CinematographySara MisharaBest Costume DesignSophie LefebvreBest EditingSophie LeblondBest Sound EditingSylvain Bellemare, Simon Meilleur, Frédéric Lavigne, Francis Gauthier, Claire PochonBest Sound MixingPierre Bertrand, Bernard Gariépy StroblBest MakeupMarie-Josée GalibertBest HairVincent DufaultBest Casting in a FilmLucie RobitaillePrix IrisDecember 10, 2023Best FilmLuc Déry, Kim McCrawMaxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.Best DirectorStéphane LafleurBest ActorSteve LaplanteBest ActressLarissa Corriveau"Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.Best Supporting ActorDenis HouleRevelation of the YearFabiola Nyrva AladinBest ScreenplayStéphane Lafleur, Eric K. BoulianneBest Art DirectionAndré-Line Beauparlant Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.Best Costume DesignSophie LefebvreBest CinematographySara MisharaBest EditingSophie LeblondBest Original MusicChristophe Lamarche-Ledoux, Mathieu CharbonneauBest SoundSylvain Bellemare, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Pierre BertrandBest HairstylingVincent DufaultBest MakeupMarie-Josée GalibertBest CastingLucie Robitaille, Dandy ThibaudeauBest Visual EffectsMarie-Claude Lafontaine, Simon BeaupréMost Successful Film Outside QuebecLuc Déry, Kim McCraw, Stéphane Lafleur, Eric K. Boulianne, Christian Larouche, Sébastien Létourneau
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