Viking

Saturday, February 18 until Sunday, February 19, 2023Yukon Theatre

A behavioral research team observes and attempts to replicate the experiences of the first manned mission to Mars.

Packed with beautifully surreal images and mundane bits of interplanetary work routine — like the five astronauts piling onto a bus in full space gear, then shuffling off towards a Quonset hut where the organizer promptly loses his keys — Viking balances humour with profound poignancy, a longing for a sense of purpose. It’s that rare kind of science fiction where gadgets and fantasy are overshadowed by the mysteries of the human psyche, and arguably Lafleur’s finest film to date.

In English and French with English subtitles.