'Wild Horse Nine' Interview: Director Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh’s new comic thriller follows two CIA officers in Chile as one faces cancer and a possible betrayal.
- Writer and director Martin McDonagh returns with Wild Horse Nine, debuting in cinemas and starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as CIA officers Chris Carlisle and Lee Chesterfield stationed in 1973 Chile.
- Set against the backdrop of a violent military coup, the two officers navigate their professional partnership while bureaucrats help lay the groundwork for the fall of Chilean President Salvador Allende.
- Malkovich and Rockwell deliver a moving double act, with Malkovich portraying a dying officer self-administering morphine and Rockwell playing a cocky troublemaker, creating believable chemistry defining their bond.
- Sharing the DNA and eccentric spirit of The Banshees, the film serves as an elaborate thriller and pitch-black action comedy for grown-ups exploring middle-aged male friendship.
- Following its predecessor The Banshees, which earned nine Oscars nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, industry observers anticipate Wild Horse Nine will reach awards season.
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John Malkovich is the best of this tragicomedia by Martin McDonagh (The Spirits of the Island), over two CIA agents participating in the coup d'état in Chile in 1973. His extensive record of emotions gives humanity to a character who has always done the dirty work of history.
Hello. This is Baek Su-jin, a reporter from the Culture Department of the Chosun Ilbo. The 240th letter of ‘How About That Movie?’ is about the film ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ which was released on the 4th. The setting is Chile in 1973. An elderly American man casually [addresses] a college student he meets at the airport
The 72-year-old actor is a tired CIA agent from the world on the film ‘Wild Horse Nine’, which premieres in theaters today and points him as an Oscar candidate.
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