US EditionKathryn Bigelow unveils political thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’ at Venice Film Festival
Kathryn Bigelow's film dramatizes a 20-minute U.S. response to a nuclear missile threat with a 61% interception chance, highlighting escalating global nuclear dangers, the director said.
- Kathryn Bigelow unveiled her new political thriller A House of Dynamite during its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, portraying the U.S. facing an imminent nuclear missile attack.
- The film portrays a tense 20-minute crisis warning of a missile launched from an unidentified origin heading toward Chicago, risking around 10 million lives.
- A House of Dynamite, written by Noah Oppenheim and starring Idris Elba as president, is structured in three parts focusing on missile defense, the White House Situation Room, and U.S. Strategic Command.
- A high-ranking official in the Situation Room, Admiral Mark Miller, emphasizes that "there's no plan B," underscoring the slim odds of intercepting the missile and the film’s stark, honest depiction of the nuclear threat.
- Bigelow's film, her first since 2017's Detroit and part of an unofficial triptych with The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, will release in theaters on October 10 and stream on October 24.
46 Articles
46 Articles
A House of Dynamite: the Nuclear Threat According to the Praised Film by Netflix and Kathryn Bigelow
Netflix landed in the 82nd edition of the Venice Festival with three feature films. First it was Jay Kelly’s turn, Noah Baumbach’s film in which George Clooney and Adam Sandler play an experienced actor and their manager, respectively. Then, two days later, Frankenstein debuted, the film by Guillermo del Toro that has Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi in the main roles. They both achieved favorable reviews, but also received warm or right-wing cold c…
Kathryn Bigelow's political thriller House of Dynamite, in which Idris Elba portrays the President of the United States of America, drew an eleven-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered in competition on Tuesday night.
From Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" to Kathryn Bigelow's government thriller "A House of Dynamite": The Venice Film Festival tells monstrous stories.
At the Venice Film Festival, a new painting was shown by Catherine Bigelow, "House of Dynamite" (A House of Dynamite). Bigelow was the first woman in history to receive "Oskar" for director, for "The Lord of the Storm" in 2010. The previous work, "The Three Borders", was released six years ago. In the new film, American filmmaker also explores the theme of war, but this time, wars from the future, World War III. An unknown missile is flying to t…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
