Before Mads Mikkelsen became an international star as the blood-weeping villain in the James Bond film Casino Royale, he had established himself as one of the most prominent actors in his home country of Denmark, by working with some of the best talent the country has to offer.
He got his start on Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher series and has appeared in every film that award-winning Anders Thomas Jensen has directed. To this day, he continues to balance his international work with Danish films, and with Jensen’s return to the directing chair after a ten year absence, Mikkelsen returns as well to keep their long-standing collaboration alive.
Men & Chicken has to be one of the stranger trailers kicking around right now, with its band of disheveled, violent half-brothers and title that I constantly want to change to Men & Chickens (which seems to be the Danish title, but the ‘s’ is mysteriously left off in the English version). Mystery is what this trailer is selling, though, as it makes clear that weird things will go down but keeps the particulars tantalizingly out of reach.
Men & Chicken looks to be a unique dark comedy with some bite. It’s likely not made for the widest of audiences, but those who delight in such oddities should seek this one out. Frankly, I just want someone to make this into a double feature with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster.
Men & Chicken is directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and stars Mads Mikkelsen and David Dencik. It will be released in the U.S. on April 22nd, 2016. For international release dates, click here.
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