Martin McDonagh's dark comedy and crime thriller about two CIA agents who land on Easter Island just before the 1973 Chilean coup.
Wild Horse Nine is coming to Curzon Oxford on Wednesday 4 November, a dark comedy from Martin McDonagh that runs 118 minutes. It's set shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, and the story follows two CIA agents, Chris and Lee, who are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. The island's iconic statues provide the backdrop as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and with present conspiracies, while Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send the whole trip to this remote paradise sideways.
It's a comedy that doubles as a crime thriller, and the cast is a heavy one: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, and Steve Buscemi lead the way, with Mariana di Girolamo and AilĂn Salas also in the mix. If you're familiar with McDonagh's work, you'll know he tends to pair sharp, fast-paced dialogue with a certain kind of bleakness, and the setup here—two CIA agents on a remote island just before a coup—fits that right in. The 118-minute runtime gives the plot and the characters room to breathe, and with a cast like this, it's as much about the performances as it is about the story.
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Curzon Oxford is in the Westgate Centre, OX1 1NZ, so it's easy to get to in the city centre. The screening is on Wednesday 4 November, and you can find tickets and times on the Curzon website.
