A quest for primeval manhood goes wildly astray in this Scandi absurdist drama dripping with dark humour and occasional blood-splattered action.
Dressed in ridiculous primitive garb, bumbling Martin, a father of two, abandons suburban life and heads offgrid into woods and fjords to unearth his survivalist roots. Beer and crisps beckon. Trouble lurks in the undergrowth.
Expect the unexpected: from random slapstick to a tension-packed finale, this is no tame caper – and therein lies its originality.
Denmark 2021. 1hr 44m. Dir:Thomas Daneskov. Cast: Rasmus Bjerg, Sofie Gråbǿl, Zaki Youssef. Language: Danish with English subtitles. [Original title: Vildmænd]