Better Go Mad in the Wild

Better Go Mad in the Wild is showing at The Ultimate Picture Palace on Saturday 17 October at 15:30, and again on Tuesday 20 October at 20:45. It's an award-winning film from Miro Remo, and it's shown in Czech with English subtitles.

The story follows two ageing brothers living as hermits in a crumbling farmhouse close to the Czech-German border. They spend their days arguing, making up, and singing ballads to chickens. The whole thing is narrated by a slaughtered bull, and it's described as a funny, tender portrait of seclusion and brotherhood. It runs for 84 minutes.

If you haven't been in a while, the venue is The Ultimate Picture Palace on Cowley Road in East Oxford. It's the city's oldest independent cinema, founded in 1911 and community-owned since 2022. It screens independent, international and classic films in a cosy single-screen auditorium, and was named one of BIFA's 15 best cinemas in the UK. Beyond the main screen, it runs the Kino Kids Cinema Club every other Sunday and the UPP Monthly Film Quiz on the first Thursday of every month next door at Big Society.

Tickets are £6 for members. The film plays Saturday afternoon at 15:30 and Tuesday evening at 20:45, so you can pick the slot that suits you best.