Name: Viko
Director: Larysa Kondracki
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2009-01-01
Duration: 17 min
Cast: Luke Treadaway, Sergej Trifunović, Kristina Malota, Rayisa Kondracki

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Viko (2009)

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Former Yugoslavia. 1997. 17 year old VIKO shares a squalid, cramped apartment with his family, all struggling for survival. His only joy is with his girlfriend LILA, and their dream of escaping to London. When his older brother, IVAN, finally offers him some black market work, that dream suddenly seems within reach. Enlisted as a driver for his brother, Viko hopes to make his money and go. But instead, Viko is drawn into a web of sex-trafficking, when he is forced to stand in for a 'disappeared' member of the gang. Overnight, he is brought into the belly of an organization he might never escape. And into a role from which he may never recover. The story of a boy's induction into a sex-trafficking ring, VIKO explores the devastating effect of violence on victim and perpetrator alike.

Critical Reception & Ratings

Viko, a 2009 drama thriller directed by Larysa Kondracki, has received critical acclaim for its unflinching portrayal of the devastating impact of sex trafficking. Though no major awards are mentioned, the film's realistic depiction of this dark subject matter has resonated with audiences, earning a strong rating of 7.8/10 on IMDb.

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Director Larysa Kondracki's gritty 2009 thriller Viko offers a powerful and nuanced exploration of the devastating effects of sex trafficking, with standout performances from the ensemble cast including Luke Treadaway and Sergej Trifunović that lend an intimate, emotional weight to this harrowing yet compelling story.

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The Vikos–Aoös National Park is a national park in the region of Epirus in northwestern Greece. The park, founded in 1973, is one of ten national parks in mainland Greece and is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the city of Ioannina in the northern part of the Pindus mountain range. It is named after the two major gorges of the area and encompasses 12,600 hectares of mountainous terrain, with numerous rivers, lakes, caves, deep canyons, dense coniferous and deciduous forest. The park is part of the Natura 2000 ecological network and one of UNESCO Geoparks and spans an elevation range from 550 to 2,497 meters. Over 100,000 people visit the park each year and take part in activities including rafting, canoe-kayaking, hiking and mountain biking.