Filmmaker Martin McDonagh on 'Wild Horse Nine' and the power of guilt and regret

NPR | By Terry Gross

Published November 9, 2026 at 11:31 AM EST

McDonagh explored violence and male friendship in The Banshees of Inisherin and In Bruges. Wild Horse Nine, which centers on two CIA agents stationed in Chile in 1973, continues those themes.

Terry Gross

Terry Gross is the host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air.

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