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 leads to a twisted trip through the fjords.
The main story with Martin is amusing and somewhat relatable. But many of the other story elements don't fit.
Especially the brutality of the two gangsters is off putting and at odds with the lighter tone of the rest of the movie.
Movie Review: Norwegians and a Dane behaving ineptly -- "Wild Men (Vildmænd)"
Movie Review: Norwegians and a Dane behaving ineptly — “Wild Men (Vildmænd)”
“Wild Men” is a deliciously deadpan Scandinavian farce about the crisis in masculinity, skewering poseurs, shortcut-taking criminals and lazy, incompetent cops in a slow-walking pursuit thriller that really isn’t about the thrills.
Danish filmmaker Thomas Daneskov wraps a goofy spoof of delusional Men’s Movement ideas in a tale of smugglers and cops colliding with a primitive, off-the-grid…
Kermode's and Mayo's Take: The one with Tom Hiddleston, Dr. Strange in Multiverse of Madness and Cabaret
In this first episode of Kermode and Mayo's Take, Mark and Simon are joined by Tom Hiddleston who talks about his role in The Essex Serpent. Mark reviews new Marvel film ‘Dr Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’, ‘This Much I Know To Be True’ which captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis' creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from their last two studio albums, ‘Cabaret’ 50th Anniversary, new Netflix series ‘Clark’ - the story of Clark Olofsson, the man behind Stockholm syndrome, Danish film ‘Wild Men’/ ‘Vildmænd’ and also ‘Wake Up Punk’ starring Vivienne Westwood.
🇩🇰 UGENS PREMIEREFILM: I ‘Vildmænd’ er Martin (Rasmus Bjerg) skredet fra det hele. Til Norge. For at bo i naturen og jage sin egen føde. Som en rigtig vildmand. Men da hashsmugleren Musa (Zaki Youssef) pludseligt dukker op nær hans lejr – blødende og forslået efter et biluheld – bliver Martins selvrealiseringsprojekt vendt på hovedet. Snart er det umage makkerpar på flugt gennem den barske…