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Wild Men

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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 wildly original set-pieces unfold, Martin's quest for manhood leads to deep and hilariously uncomfortable realizations about the presumed masculine ideal.
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Critics Consensus

A delightfully deadpan comedy with plenty of heart, Wild Men proves there's still plenty of humor to be mined from the male midlife crisis.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 09/01/2022
3.5/4
A far more textured story than its first few minutes would suggest... funny and heartbreaking. Go to Full Review Edward Porter The Times (UK) 08/08/2022
3/5
... Its gentle humour and strong emotions make it easy to like. Go to Full Review Anton Bitel Little White Lies 08/02/2022
...wild Coen-esque caper comedy ensues. But the pervasive air of sadness from the beginning never quite leaves these simple men. Go to Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness 08/17/2022
3.5/5
Daneskov and Pape’s "Wild Men" continually surprises in poignancy over and again, even amid the laughs and bloody violence. Go to Full Review Matt Hudson What I Watched Tonight 08/15/2022
5/10
There are gags and moments that work but disappointingly these are few and far between in a movie that promised much but delivered little. Go to Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix 08/15/2022
The ending of the comedy/drama Wild Men is very predictable and requires some suspension of disbelief regarding law enforcement, but this movie is ultimately an entertaining story about two strangers and their unlikely friendship as outlaws. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Polo P @PoloHermonos 12/06/2024 Fargo meets Lillehammer with a twist of Tschugger See more Assem K @RT63753156 11/12/2023 Before you is an utterly unique blend of craftful storytelling, marvelous scenery, and sheer humor. Just as difficult as Wild Men shows it is to grasp the bittersweet wisdom behind the human condition, so too it is to try and do this artwork justice by any synopsis. See more Bill K @RT39036084 03/10/2023 Loved this movie - the plot, actors, the settings, the themes of humanity and family and belonging. An unexpected gem. See more Mauro L @Mauro_Lanari 02/24/2023 (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. See more dave e @caseyeisenman 01/12/2023 I really liked this film, although it has English sub titles all through the movie. The scenery is beautiful and the acting is well executed. It's not really a comedy at all, more of a crime drama mixed in with a unique storyline. See more jim h @RT77475308 08/08/2022 Went in with low expectations; a sub-titled Scandinavian John Candy - type film I thought; slapstick comedy tinged with pathos. Wild Men certainly has those elements, but it has a lot more depth & fully rounded characters than a regular farce, and there are little sprinkles of Cohen brothers or Tarantino - type plot twists adding drama & uncertainty where one might normally expect predictability. The wry, ironic Danish / Norwegian humour is also a treat. It assumes the viewer can spot the ironies on their own, without having everything spelled out in capital letters. Finally, you know you've watched a good movie when you find yourself caring about what happens to the characters by the end, however improbable their journey. See more Read all reviews
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Thomas Daneskov

Director

Rasmus Bjerg

Actor

Zaki Youssef

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Sofie Gråbøl

Actor

Bjørn Sundquist

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Thomas Daneskov

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Synopsis 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 wildly original set-pieces unfold, Martin's quest for manhood leads to deep and hilariously uncomfortable realizations about the presumed masculine ideal.
Director
Thomas Daneskov
Producer
Lina Flint
Screenwriter
Thomas Daneskov, Morten Pape
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 17, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 5, 2022
Runtime
1h 44m
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