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Better Go Mad in the Wild

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Frantisek and Ondrej Klisik are two aging, bearded hermits sharing a crumbling farmhouse near the Czech-German border. Though around 60, hardship, poverty, and heavy drinking make them look older. Frantisek is missing an arm from a sawmill accident, while Ondrej drinks, smokes, howls at the moon, and sings ballads to chickens. Midst memories of youth and broken hearts, the brothers fight and reconcile daily.

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Isaac Feldberg RogerEbert.com 07/15/2025
A pungent and poignant type of regional folktale. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 07/14/2025
Better Go Mad In The Wild is a more unpredictable and unexpected film, driven by an erratic punk energy, plenty of booze and the combative love between the two brothers. There is poetry here. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 07/14/2025
It all works to the extent that even the flagrantly whimsical device of a voiceover attached to the twins’ majestic, long-suffering bull Nandy feels natural to this world -- a well-balanced ecosystem served equally by man, beast and soil. Go to Full Review Rita Di Santo Morning Star (UK) Sep 10
5/5
The director’s lens serves as both witness and companion, creating a pure, truthful and fearless portrait that is visually rich and deeply magical. Go to Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily 07/14/2025
Though they do open up to the cameras, the brothers are never, ever put on the spot, and the film focuses more on their charming eccentricity than the nuts and bolts of their lives and how they can afford to live it. It’s an interesting trade. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Miro Remo

Director

Marek Jezo

Actor

Miro Remo

Screenwriter

Aleš Palán

Screenwriter

Miro Remo

Producer

Tomas Hruby

Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis Frantisek and Ondrej Klisik are two aging, bearded hermits sharing a crumbling farmhouse near the Czech-German border. Though around 60, hardship, poverty, and heavy drinking make them look older. Frantisek is missing an arm from a sawmill accident, while Ondrej drinks, smokes, howls at the moon, and sings ballads to chickens. Midst memories of youth and broken hearts, the brothers fight and reconcile daily.
Director
Miro Remo
Producer
Miro Remo, Tomas Hruby
Screenwriter
Miro Remo, Aleš Palán
Production Co
Arsy-Versy
Genre
Documentary, Drama
Original Language
Czech
Runtime
1h 23m