Kathryn Bigelow and Netflix have debuted A House of Dynamite at the Venice Film Festival this evening, marking the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s first feature in eight years.

The nuclear thriller opens as an unattributed missile is launched at the United States. As a result, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

The movie stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabe Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, with Greta Lee and Jason Clarke. Script comes from Noah Oppenheim.

The critical reaction so far has been overwhelmingly positive.

Deadline’s Pete Hammond wrote: “[Kathryn Bigelow] hasn’t lost her mojo if this nail biting thriller is any indication. Let’s just hope the world takes notice because this explosive st

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