Wild Men

Name: Wild Men
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 17, 2022
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Bjørn Sundquist, Håkon T. Nielsen, Jonas Bergen Rahmanzadeh, Katinka Evers-Jahnsen, Marco Ilsø

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Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: June 17, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Bjørn Sundquist, Håkon T. Nielsen, Jonas Bergen Rahmanzadeh, Katinka Evers-Jahnsen, Marco Ilsø, Rasmus Bjerg, Rune Temte, Sofie Gråbøl, Tommy Karlsen, Zaki Youssef

Summary: Armed only with a bow and an ensemble of animal skins, Martin sets off into the forest in a misguided attempt to overcome his midlife crisis. A chance meeting with a fugitive named Musa leads to a twisted trip through the fjords with police, drug runners, and Martin's family not far behind. As an unlikely friendship develops and wildlyArmed only with a bow and an ensemble of animal skins, Martin sets off into the forest in a misguided attempt to overcome his midlife crisis. A chance meeting with a fugitive named Musa leads to a twisted trip through the fjords with police, drug runners, and Martin's family not far behind. As an unlikely friendship develops and wildly original set-pieces unfold, Martin's quest for manhood leads to deep and hilariously uncomfortable realizations about the presumed masculine ideal.… Expand

Director: Thomas Daneskov

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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The Playlist Warren Cantrell

Jun 17, 2022

Bolstered by tone-perfect performances from all three of the leads, and a script that hides larger themes within the body of the narrative like vegetables in mashed potatoes, Wild Men hits with the force and precision of an arrow fired from Martin’s homemade bow. And while the tone of the film toys with the absurd, what it has to say about masculinity, regret, and what it means to belong is anything but. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Jun 17, 2022

What makes this amiably amusing Danish comedy work is the fact that it takes its hapless protagonist almost as seriously as he takes himself. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Jun 17, 2022

The filmmaker confidently guides us to a conclusion that really isn’t a conclusion at all but a new beginning. These men may not be all that wild, but Daneskov’s film is just loopy and daring enough to qualify as such in the best way possible. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jun 20, 2022

There's never a singular direction for the film and its sub-plots, but instead it's as if Daneskov strikes for a central mood, then lets each element wander a little away from it: not far enough to be disruptive, but never quite cohesive. Like the misguided men it follows, its charm is in its disorder. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Jun 17, 2022

There are some very funny scenes and a reasonably tense shootout finale – though the sentimental ending felt to me like a bit of a cop-out. Read full review

Tara Brady

Jun 17, 2022

Bjerg’s central performance is a lumbering delight and Youssef’s comparatively straight-man routine makes one pine for a spin-off sitcom. Read full review

The Film Stage Logan Kenny

Jun 17, 2022

While Wild Men does have some inventive comedic moments and a very strong lead performance from Bjerg, the film ultimately has very little to say about its own subject. Read full review

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Mauro_Lanari

Feb 24, 2023

(Mauro Lanari)
The unresolved drama of "Civilization and Its Discontents" (Freud '29-'30) that the Danish director treats as grotesque, amusing, caricatured, humorous buddy movie. The film dares to let tragedy inexorably take over on the usual dark comedy tone. Impeccable.

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