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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Big World Pictures
  • 2 h 35 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Big World Pictures
  • 2 h 35 m

Summary Viktoria follows three generations of women in the final years of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the early years of the transition to democracy. The film focuses on reluctant mother Boryana and her daughter, Viktoria, who in one of the film’s surreal, magical touches is born without an umbilical cord. Though unwanted by her mother...

Directed By: Maya Vitkova

Written By: Maya Vitkova

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Big World Pictures
  • 2 h 35 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Big World Pictures
  • 2 h 35 m

Viktoria

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Viktoria follows three generations of women in the final years of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the early years of the transition to democracy. The film focuses on reluctant mother Boryana and her daughter, Viktoria, who in one of the film’s surreal, magical touches is born without an umbilical cord. Though unwanted by her mother...

Directed By: Maya Vitkova

Written By: Maya Vitkova

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
55
29% Positive
2 Reviews
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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29% Positive
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71% Mixed
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0% Negative
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83
Apr 27, 2016
Viktoria occasionally bites off more than it can handle, but even as it threatens to become unwieldy, it always feels essential.
By Michael Snydel FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 18, 2016
Vitkova brings a distinct gender sensibility to her story, especially with her recurring imagery of milk and blood.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 9, 2016
While the intended dramatic payoff proves a letdown, it doesn’t undo the allegorical power of the movie’s searing depiction of groupthink and its fallout.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 27, 2016
Bulgarian filmmaker Maya Vitkova's feature debut, Viktoria, is an impressive display of stylistic control and directorial vision, even if it doesn't always hold together.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 28, 2016
The film is ultimately stultifying because the disconnection between the various characters is so immediately accepted as such a foregone conclusion that nothing ever seems to be at stake, and the heavily horizontal imagery, though accomplished and evocative, if fussy, only evokes two states of mind: loneliness and disconnection.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 28, 2016
As more and more perfect shots drift by, the reality of the characters and their relationships dissipates, and we’re left with just picturesque moods.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
42
Jun 10, 2016
Vitkova’s direction is big on long lingering shots of dreariness. With a 2-1/2-hour running time, that’s a lot of dreariness.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW

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2.2
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80% Negative
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Production Company Mandragora, Viktoria Films
Release Date Apr 29, 2016
Duration 2 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline - Let's think of a name for the baby... - What baby?
Website https://www.facebook.com/pages/VIKTORIA-the-film/145673092262239?fref=ts
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Awards

Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Munich Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Union of Bulgarian Film Makers
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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