Wild Men

Local title
Metsikud mehed
Title in Russian
Wild Men
Original title
Vildmænd
Director
Thomas Daneskov
Country
Denmark
Year
2021
Programme
Current Waves
Genre
comedy
Subject
love, nature, adventures, humour, men

Martin is a middle-aged married man, with two kids, who lives a seemingly happy life, but struggles like many others in an existential midlife crisis. Everything seems pointless and meaningless and to cure this he flees his daily obligations not to Ibiza or a triathlon training, like most of his fellow men would, but the wild forest of Norway to hunt food and dress like his ancestors did thousands of years ago. While enjoying his new sense of manhood, he encounters an injured drug smuggler Musa and just like a deer in hunting season they are chased thru the forest by the police, rivals, and a worried family in search of their husband/father.

“Wild Men” is a funny black comedy, full of absurd situations, with perfectly written characters. A joy of recognition for men and a good insight for women to understand.

Director
Thomas Daneskov
Screenwriter
Thomas Daneskov, Morten Pape
Cast
Rasmus Bjerg, Zaki Youssef, Sofie Gråbøl, Bjørn Sundquist
Producer
Lina Flint
DoP
Jonatan Mose
Editor
Julius Krebs Damsbo
Music
Ola Fløttum
Production
Nordisk Film / SPRING
World sales
Charades Film
Runtime
Language
Danish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Thomas Daneskov

Thomas Daneskov (snd 1989)

Eliten (The Elite, 2015), Vildmænd (Wild Men, 2021)

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Screenings

Hall Athena Center, Tartu
Screening012102 / Metsikud mehed
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening050201 / Metsikud mehed
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening101103 / Metsikud mehed
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
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