Rooney and Kate Mara Are Brilliant in Werner Herzog's Fractured Fairytale Bucking Fastard
The real-life sisters play scorned sisters, inspired by a real-life duo from York, in a meandering story that's pure, sweet, gaga Herzog.
Rooney Mara and Kate Mara star as Joan and Jean Holbrooke in Werner Herzog's surreal film Bucking Fastard, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The sisters, inseparable and sharing a single consciousness, are madly in love with Gareth Mulroney, played by Orlando Bloom. They embark on a series of adventures, including digging a tunnel to a land of freedom, while grappling with jealousy and heartbreak when Gareth rejects them for a wife.
The movie's colorful and imaginative vignettes, shot in Herzog's signature style, showcase the Mara sisters' remarkable chemistry and emotional depth.
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