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Venezia 83: Herzog presents "Bucking Fastard" with Kate and Rooney Mara

Werner Herzog's film "Bucking Fastard" is competing at the 83rd Venice Film Festival and is dedicated to David Lynch.

3 September 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Archive photo: Venezia 83: Herzog presents "Bucking Fastard" with Kate and Rooney Mara — Archive photoPhoto: Syced · Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Werner Herzog presents his new film "Bucking Fastard" in competition at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. The film marks the first on-screen collaboration of actresses Kate and Rooney Mara as sisters Jean and Joan Holbrooke, who act and communicate in perfect sync.

The film is dedicated to director David Lynch and features a complex narrative that includes a trial, a peeping neighbor, a fox named Cupid, and a mine that promises Arcadia. Herzog weaves an intricate plot, embedding one film within another, creating a mosaic of unseen works.

"Bucking Fastard" is described as disorienting and fits into the rich cinematic landscape of the Venice Film Festival, which annually highlights works from renowned international directors.

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