{
  "id": 5742072,
  "title": "Kate and Rooney Mara Talk ‘Bucking Fastard,’ Synchronized Sisterhood and Werner Herzog Life Lessons: “He Doesn’t Give a S***”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/kate-and-rooney-mara-talk-bucking-fastard-synchronized-sisterhood-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/werner-herzog-kate-rooney-mara-talk-bucking-fastard-venice-1236690551/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rooney Mara and Kate Mara star in the new drama \"Bucking Fastard,\" directed by Werner Herzog, which premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival. The sisters play Irish siblings, Joan and Jean Holbrooke, who share every emotion, thought, and moment as if they were a single entity. They dress alike and have identical hairstyles.\n\nThe film is a fairytale that has been described as fractured, with elements that don't make literal sense. According to Time, it features possibly nonexistent elephants, ancient cave drawings, and a plot where the sisters believe they can dig a tunnel into a land of freedom, acceptance, and love. The sisters, who are not twins, speak and act in unison, sharing a deep emotional connection.\n\nThe Mara sisters' characters are lovesick over a man who has spurned them. Their synchronized behavior and speech are central to the film, which explores themes of sisterhood, desire, and the human condition.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Rooney and Kate Mara Are Brilliant in Werner Herzog's Fractured Fairytale Bucking Fastard",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/rooney-and-kate-mara-are-brilliant-in-werner-herzogs-fractured",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:34:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}