Viking (2016 film)

Viking
Viking
	Viking official Russian poster; Danila Kozlovsky as Vladimir I
Directed by	Andrei Kravchuk
Screenplay by	Andrey Rubanov; Viktor Smirnov; Andrei Kravchuk;
Based on	'Primary Chronicle ; Kings' sagas
Produced by	Konstantin Ernst; Anatoliy Maksimov; Aleksandr Utkin; Leonid Vereshchagin;
Starring	Danila Kozlovsky; Svetlana Khodchenkova; Maksim Sukhanov; Aleksandra Bortich; Igor Petrenko; Andrey Smolyakov; Kirill Pletnyov; Aleksandr Ustyugov; Joakim Nätterqvist;
Cinematography	Igor Grinyakin (ru)
Edited by	Ilya Lebedev; Aleksey Kumakshin; Anna Krutiy;
Music by	Igor Matvienko; Dean Valentine;
Production; companies	Dago Productions; Cinema Directorate Studio (Direktsiya kino); Studio Trite; Channel One;
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release dates	December 29, 2016 (Russia); January 6, 2017 (Other countries);
Running time	128 min (12+); 133 min (18+); 142 min (Blu-ray)
Country	Russia
Languages	Russian, Swedish/Norwegian
Budget	$20.8 million ; (₽1.25 billion)
Box office	$27 million [Russia]; (₽1.5 billion); $6.7 million (worldwide); $33.7 million (Net Gross);

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 December 29, 2016, and the world premiere took place on January 6, 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.