A small Norwegian town becomes the backdrop for old folklore turned violent in Viking Wolf, a 2022 horror-thriller from director Stig Svendsen.
What is Viking Wolf about?
After a brutal killing at a house party, a teenage girl in her new town begins experiencing strange visions and unfamiliar urges she can't explain. As the disturbances around her escalate, her family and the local community are forced to confront the possibility that something older and more dangerous than a typical crime is at work. Set against the quiet backdrop of small-town Norway, the film builds its horror out of the gap between ordinary domestic life and the primal folklore lurking beneath it, following its young lead as she tries to understand what is happening to her.
About the cast
Elli Rhiannon Muller Osborne leads the cast as the teenager at the center of the story, supported by Liv Mjones, Vidar Magnussen, and an ensemble that includes Mia Fosshaug Laubacher, Arthur Hakalahti, Sjur Vatne Brean, Oyvind Brandtzaeg, and Stale Bjornhaug. Director Stig Svendsen builds the film around practical tension and small-town atmosphere rather than constant action, letting the cast carry long stretches of unease between the film's set-piece scares.
Context & significance
Viking Wolf is a Danish-Norwegian co-production that draws on Scandinavian werewolf folklore, giving the film a regional flavor distinct from most English-language horror on the same theme. It arrived at a moment when Nordic genre cinema was drawing wider international attention, and reviewers noted its efforts to ground a fantastical premise in a recognizably ordinary teenage life before the horror elements take over. The film runs 97 minutes and leans on mood and practical effects rather than exposition to build its world.
Watching Viking Wolf on Ktime
Viking Wolf streams on K-Time with a free account login, and the film is available with both Persian dub and Persian subtitles for viewers who want the Farsi-language experience. As with the rest of K-Time's library, no separate step is required beyond signing in -- the platform is built around Farsi-language access for Persian-speaking audiences wherever they live.