Film
Wild Men (15)
Dir. Thomas Daneskov, Denmark, 2021, 102 mins, subtitled. Cast. Rasmus Bjerg, Zaki Youssef, Sofie Grabol, Bjorn Sundquist.
In a desperate attempt to cure his midlife crisis, Martin has fled his family to live high up in the Norwegian mountains. Hunting and gathering like his ancestors did thousands of years ago before supermarkets and smartphones ruined everything (though he still uses both). But Martin’s self-actualisation project is turned upside down when he meets Musa, a drug runner, lost deep in the woods, injured and bleeding after a car accident. The odd couple must join forces, as they are chased through the wilderness by the local chief of police, Musa’s rivals and Martin’s rather irritated wife. A sharply observed, drolly amusing comedy of errors with a madcap narrative, blending deadpan wit and outbursts of violence to great effect.
In a desperate attempt to cure his midlife crisis, Martin has fled his family to live high up in the Norwegian mountains. Hunting and gathering like his ancestors did thousands of years ago before supermarkets and smartphones ruined everything (though he still uses both). But Martin’s self-actualisation project is turned upside down when he meets Musa, a drug runner, lost deep in the woods, injured and bleeding after a car accident. The odd couple must join forces, as they are chased through the wilderness by the local chief of police, Musa’s rivals and Martin’s rather irritated wife. A sharply observed, drolly amusing comedy of errors with a madcap narrative, blending deadpan wit and outbursts of violence to great effect.