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 Horse Nine,” which was written and directed by Martin McDonagh, is one of the higher-profile films launching at the 83rd edition of the festival. The film stars Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich as CIA agents who are dispatched to Easter Island shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup. It will have a theatrical release later this fall, and, if McDonagh’s track record is any indication, might be an awards player.
