the most anti-establishment thing a director can do is say a movie is "political" and mean he had opinions.

Martin McDonagh Calls New Film His Most Political Yet, Jokes About His Hitman Past

At the Zurich Film Festival, Martin McDonagh accepted a Tribute to... Award and said his new black comedy Wild Horse Nine is his most political film. It follows two CIA agents, played by John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, arriving on Easter Island before the 1973 Chilean coup. He noted modern audiences read lines he wrote about 1973 as being about Venezuela, and Russia jokes about Finland as being about Ukraine. McDonagh also recalled leaving school at 16, years of unemployment, BBC rejections, and Al Pacino in American Buffalo as the moment he understood acting.

Source: Martin McDonagh Calls New Film His Most Political Yet, Jokes About His Hitman Past — Variety

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