Wild Horse Nine
Special Passholder and Student-only screeningWild Horse Nine
Special Passholder and Student-only screeningThis event occurred as part of the 26/27 Hop Film Event season. This is an archived view.
John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi star in Martin McDonagh's dark buddy comedy about CIA agents entangling with local Chilean students ahead of the 1973 coup.
Chile, 1973: after Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell), two veteran CIA operatives, wrap up a subversive undercover mission—destabilizing the democratically elected Allende and prepping his opponents for a military coup—they head to Easter Island on a mission, where Chris hopes to write his memoir. An encounter with two students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) hastens the erosion of their trust.
Chris and Lee's back-and-forth banter—a mix of nostalgic camaraderie and acerbic oneupmanship brilliantly performed by Malkovich and Rockwell—makes Martin McDonagh's film a satirically funny buddy film for the ages, rivaling his own The Banshees of Inisherin. But McDonagh never shies from his clear-eyed and caustic view of the tragic consequences of America's cynical, destructive interventions abroad: This is a comedy with blood on its hands. Parker Posey, Steve Buscemi and Tom Waits provide dazzling support.
D: Martin McDonagh, USA, 2026, 1h58m
Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
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