BFI Lff 2026: Wild Horse Nine
Midlands Arts CentreCannon Hill Park, Birmingham
Fri 9 Oct · 19:15
About this event
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter island by their bureau chief, MJ (Steve Buscemi). Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways. Martin McDonagh continues to mine the absurdities and complexities of male relationships in a film that brims with energy and which is sure to delight audiences. John Malkovich's peerless performance chimes beautifully with co-stars Sam Rockwell and Steve Bushemi, who together bring McDonagh's brilliantly acerbic, witty script hilariously to life.
