Caballo Salvaje Nueve release date Mexico and Latin America, Digi Mart USA News: Martin McDonagh, director of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin, has returned with a new film that blends black comedy, espionage and historical drama. The movie, titled Caballo Salvaje Nueve, stars John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi and takes audiences to Chile shortly before the 1973 coup d’état.
The film had its international premiere at the Venice Film Festival and later arrived in Santiago, Chile, for its Latin American premiere. Audiences in the region will now be able to see the story on the big screen.
Set in 1973 during the months leading up to the coup in Chile, the film follows Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell), two experienced CIA agents who receive an unexpected mission: to travel from Santiago to Easter Island on the orders of their boss, MJ (Steve Buscemi).
On this remote island, surrounded by the famous moai of Rapa Nui, both agents must confront their own pasts, secrets and conspiracies that threaten to change the course of their mission. Complications arise when Chris forms a relationship with two rebellious students, played by Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas, putting his colleagues’ plans at risk.
Written and directed by Martin McDonagh, Caballo Salvaje Nueve combines suspense, drama and dark humor to tell a espionage story that also explores one of the most complex episodes in Latin American history.
The film will open in Mexican cinemas on November 5, 2026, while its Latin American release is scheduled for November 12 of the same year.
