Feature-Length Films Competition

Better Go Mad in the Wild

Miro Remo

Czechia, 2025, 83′ · In Czech w/ Arm./Eng. subtitles

September 8, 20:50 - Debatoun Guesthouse

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Synopsis

The two Czech twins, Franta and Ondra, have lived together their whole lives on a farm far from society and in the middle of nowhere, where they can walk around naked, climb trees, lick frogs, smoke silly tobacco and draw on the walls. And yet, approaching 60, these otherwise inseparable free spirits may also be slowly drifting apart. Franta longs for change and freedom, but Ondra appreciates the familiar, the rooted, the things that have always been, and of course: enormous amounts of alcohol.

Awards

Crystal Globe (Best Film), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czechia, 2025; Best Documentary Feature, Sun in a Net Awards, Slovakia, 2026; Best Documentary/Best Cinematography/Best Editing, Czech Lions Awards, Czechia, 2026.

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Born on April 9 1983 in Ladce, Slovakia, Miro Remo is a filmmaker, who has received over 60 international awards. After finishing high school, Miro started studying mechatronics at Trenčín University. However, he soon switched to documentary filmmaking at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava where he earned his PhD in 2012. Miro directs, writes and photographs short, middle- length and feature-length documentaries. His short film Arsy-Versy won festivals in Ji-hlava, Taipei, Sheffield and Krakow. In terms of awards, it is the most successful Slovak film ever made.

Filmography

Jano (2006), Ecce Homo (2006), Studený spoj (2007), Arsy-Versy (2009), Pohoda (2011), Osmickári (2011), Beverly Hills 01863 (2012), Colnica: Jezkovy voci (2013), Comeback (2014), Richard Müller: Nespoznany (2016), Cooltúra (2016), At Full Throttle (2021), Lebo medved, (TV Series, 2025), Better Go Mad in the Wild (2025).