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+import React from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+import Video from 'soapbox/features/video';
+
+import type { Status, Account, Attachment } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
+
+interface IVideoModal {
+  media: Attachment,
+  status: Status,
+  account: Account,
+  time: number,
+  onClose: () => void,
+}
+
+const VideoModal: React.FC<IVideoModal> = ({ status, account, media, time, onClose }) => {
+  const history = useHistory();
+
+  const handleStatusClick: React.MouseEventHandler = e => {
+    if (e.button === 0 && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      history.push(`/@${account.acct}/posts/${status.id}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const link = status && account && (
+    <a href={status.url} onClick={handleStatusClick}>
+      <FormattedMessage id='lightbox.view_context' defaultMessage='View context' />
+    </a>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div className='modal-root__modal video-modal'>
+      <div>
+        <Video
+          preview={media.preview_url}
+          blurhash={media.blurhash}
+          src={media.url}
+          startTime={time}
+          onCloseVideo={onClose}
+          link={link}
+          detailed
+          alt={media.description}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default VideoModal;