A Kind of Madness

A Kind of Madness follows a 70-year-old man who, driven by a fierce mixture of love and desperation, removes his dementia-stricken wife from a retirement facility and flees, pursued by the police and the adult children who question his judgment. As they travel through empty highways and quiet towns, the film balances tense road-movie momentum with quiet, intimate moments that reveal the couple’s shared history and the slow unraveling of memory. The man’s actions force everyone involved to confront painful questions about autonomy, dignity, and what it means to care for someone whose identity is slipping away.

Anchored by powerful, nuanced performances, the film navigates moral ambiguity without easy answers, exploring how grief, guilt, and loyalty can blur into something both protective and destructive. Visually restrained and emotionally raw, A Kind of Madness is a poignant, thought-provoking exploration of aging, family bonds, and the sometimes messy ways love tries to hold on.