This is a separate movie from the "Vikings" TV series.
It looks pretty damn good.
https://www.vimeo.com/146217353
Quote:
Viking (Викинг) is a 2016 historical action film by director Andrei Kravchuk, winner of the best fiilm award at 2005 Berlin International Film Festival', and based on the historical document Primary Chronicle and Icelandic Kings' sagas. Screen International has called it Russia's Game of Thrones.[1][2] The films stars Danila Kozlovsky (Vampire Academy, Hardcore) and Svetlana Khodchenkova (The Wolverine).
Plot
Kievan Rus, late 10th century. After the death of his father, Svyatoslav I, ruler of Kievan Rus, the young Viking prince Vladimir (Danila Kozlovsky) is forced into exile across the frozen sea in Sweden to escape his treacherous half-brother Yaropolk (Aleksandr Ustyugov), who has murdered his other brother Oleg (Kirill Pletnyov) and conquered the Viking territory of Kievan Rus. The old warrior Sveneld (Maksim Sukhanov) convinces Vladimir to assemble a Varangian armada, hoping to reconquer Kiev from Yaropolk and ultimately face the mighty Byzantine forces.[3][4]
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