They say that life imitates art, but you will not believe it when you see the poster for Thomas Daneskov’s new film, ‘Wild Men’, in which Rasmus Bjerg plays the lead role.
Yes, it is an archer in what appears to be a supermarket, and today plans to release the film in Denmark next month have understandably been shelved indefinitely after the tragic events in Kongsberg last night, where a mad man killed five people with a bow and arrow.
Creepy similarities
The poster is not only eerie, but the action looks eerily similar, even though the film is supposed to be a comedy.
It follows a Dane (media is still trying to establish how strong the perpetrator’s connection to Denmark was in addition to having a Danish woman and automatic citizenship), who moves to Norway to live in nature and hunt for his own food using a bow and arrow.
His choice leads to a couple of driveways with the local police, and there is even a scene where he threatens some officers with his bow and arrow.
Nordisk Film: Similarities are random
“Based on the tragic incident yesterday in Norway and out of respect for the relatives, we at Nordisk Film have decided to postpone the premiere of ‘Wild Men’,” explained Nordisk Film spokesman Frederik Honore.
“We would like to emphasize that the similarities between the film and yesterday’s tragedy are completely random. We will give priority to giving everyone enough time to process the tragedy before it becomes possible for the Danish audience to experience the film in the cinema. โ
‘Wild Men’ had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in June. It had been scheduled to be released in Denmark on November 11 and in Norway on January 22.
Source: The Nordic Page