Viking (2016)

Original title

Викинг

Directed by

Andrei Kravchuk

Genre

drama film, action film, war film, historical film

Country

Russia

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

16

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A medieval prince named Vladimir fights to claim power and unite the lands of Rus. The film shows his battles, political betrayals, and personal struggles as he transitions from a pagan warrior to a Christian ruler.

epicgrimintensehistoricalatmosphericslow-burnviolentsomberlarge-scale

What happens

Viking (Russian: Викинг) is a 2016 Russian historical film about medieval prince Vladimir the Great, Prince of Novgorod directed by Andrei Kravchuk and co-produced by Konstantin Ernst and Anatoliy Maksimov. The film stars Danila Kozlovsky, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Maksim Sukhanov, Aleksandra Bortich, Igor Petrenko, Andrey Smolyakov, Kirill Pletnyov, Aleksandr Ustyugov and Joakim Nätterqvist. The movie is inspired by historical accounts such as Primary Chronicle and Icelandic Kings' sagas. Viking was released in Russia by Central Partnership on 29 December 2016, and the world premiere took place on 6 January 2017. Two versions were released: a 12+ (128 minutes) and an 18+ (133 minutes). With a budget of $20.8 million, Viking was the third most expensive Russian film (after two parts of Burnt by the Sun 2) by the time of its release. The movie was met with mixed reviews by Russian film critics. It grossed $32.3 million at the box office. It grossed $25 million at the box office in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, becoming the top-grossing Russian film to be released in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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