Overview
- The film is screening in the Venice Film Festival’s main competition and is being discussed as a possible Golden Lion contender.
- Herzog pulled Bucking Fastard from Cannes after it was not offered a slot in that festival’s main competition, a move that shaped its route to Venice.
- Kate and Rooney Mara play near‑unison sisters whose romantic rivalry with a neighbor, played by Orlando Bloom, is framed by an opening courtroom sequence.
- Early Venice notices praise the Mara sisters and highlight Herzog’s quirky, sometimes darkly comic style, including a dedication to David Lynch and sequences set in subterranean landscapes.
- The story is loosely based on the real‑life Chaplin twins and weaves modern threats such as voyeurism and online photo‑sharing into a folk‑like Irish setting, with awards outcomes still pending.