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  "id": 5245586,
  "title": "Venice Film Festival heats up with McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’ and Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/venice-film-festival-heats-up-with-mcdonaghs-wild-horse-nine-and-5245586",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T04:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
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    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/venice-film-festival-wild-horse-nine-fda0337f8b8d595a54b230f48d33618f"
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  "account": "The Venice Film Festival opened on a high note with the world premieres of two notable films: \"Wild Horse Nine\" and Werner Herzog's \"Bucking Fastard.\" \"Wild Horse Nine\" is a dark CIA comedy directed by Martin McDonagh, starring Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich. The story follows the duo as they are sent to Easter Island just before the 1973 Chilean coup. McDonagh's previous works, \"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri\" and \"The Banshees of Inisherin,\" both premiered at Venice and received multiple Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. It is highly anticipated that \"Wild Horse Nine\" could also be an awards contender, given McDonagh's successful track record.\n\nOn the other hand, \"Bucking Fastard\" is a mystery film directed by Werner Herzog, featuring Rooney Mara and Kate Mara as twin sisters with a physical and mental bond that draws public attention. Both \"Wild Horse Nine\" and \"Bucking Fastard\" are competing for the prestigious Golden Lion award at the festival, alongside Danny Boyle's \"Ink\" and the Gaza-focused documentary \"NAZA.\" The final verdict will be announced by the Maggie Gyllenhaal-led jury during a ceremony on September 12.",
  "summary": "VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is in full swing with the world premieres of the dark CIA comedy “Wild Horse Nine” and Werner Herzog’s “Bucking Fastard” Thursday evening on the Lido. “Wild…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Venice Film Festival heats up with McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’ and Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/venice-film-festival-heats-up-with-mcdonaghs-wild-horse-nine-and",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:05:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Martin McDonagh Discusses His CIA Drama ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ Set in a Time When “Horrible People Had Intelligence”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/martin-mcdonagh-discusses-his-cia-drama-wild-horse-nine-set-in-a-time",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:46:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Wild Horse Nine’ Canters Into The Awards Race With John Malkovich Leading The Charge — Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/wild-horse-nine-canters-into-the-awards-race-with-john-malkovich",
        "published": "2026-09-03T12:36:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Martin McDonagh Says Present Day Parallels to 1970s CIA Movie ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Weren’t Deliberate: ‘Things Are Getting Stupider’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/martin-mcdonagh-says-present-day-parallels-to-1970s-cia-movie-wild",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:43:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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