Orlando Bloom and the Mara sisters spark debate over film scene

A scene involving a sexual trio between actor Orlando Bloom and sisters Rooney and Kate Mara has sparked significant online debate following the release of the film ‘Bucking Fastard’. Directed by Werner Herzog, the movie features the Mara sisters playing Jean and Joan Holbrooke, characters so closely linked they act and dress identically.

The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and has been screened at San Sebastián, is inspired by the real-life story of British sisters Freda and Greta Chaplin. During the promotion at the San Sebastián Festival, Orlando Bloom addressed the scene, describing it as a ‘very sincere moment’ that combines the simplicity of the characters' carnal desires with the innocence of the sisters.

While some viewers on platforms like Reddit have questioned the decision of real-life sisters to film such a scene together, others defend it as a professional artistic choice within a work of fiction. Director Werner Herzog defended the sequence, stating the result possesses ‘charm and depth’ and noting that it is unprecedented in cinema for two sisters to interpret a single character's shared history in this manner.