# ‘Wild Horse Nine’ is an ode to male friendship and toppling Marxists

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wild-horse-nine-is-an-ode-to-male-friendship-and-toppling-marxists/
- Published: 2026-11-11T20:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T20:52:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/4798961/wild-horse-nine-male-friendship-toppling-marxists/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Two CIA agents are sent to Easter Island in 1973.
- One hopes to see its stone statues before he dies.
- The film mixes comedy, friendship and Cold War politics.

## Summary

Martin McDonagh’s film *Wild Horse Nine* follows two CIA agents sent from Chile to Easter Island in 1973, during the final months of Salvador Allende’s Marxist government. The story combines comedy and emotion, exploring life and male friendship while placing the agents’ work against the political backdrop of efforts to topple socialist governments.

Chris Carlisle, played by John Malkovich, is dying of cancer and hopes to see Easter Island’s stone statues before his time runs out; his partner Lee Chesterfield is played by Sam Rockwell. Their bureau chief, MJ, played by Steve Buscemi, presents the trip as a break from their work in Chile. The article describes the film as an ode to friendship and life, with an ambiguous tribute to the CIA.

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