TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Jacob Elordi, Sasha Calle, Diego Calva, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Daniel Minahan, Kat Cunning, and Will Poulter attend the premiere of “On Swift Horses” during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 07, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images)British actress Daisy Edgar Jones arrives at the premiere of “On Swift Horses” during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)British actor Will Poulter attends the world premiere of “On Swift Horses” at the Princess of Wales theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Mexican actor Diego Calva attends at the premiere of “On Swift Horses” during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 07: Kat Cunning attends the premiere of “On Swift Horses” during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 07, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)British actress Daisy Edgar Jones arrives at the premiere of “On Swift Horses” during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones attend the premiere of “On Swift Horses” during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 07, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images)Australian actor Jacob Elordi arrives at the premiere of “On Swift Horses” during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)Sasha Calle – On Swift Horses Premiere (2024 Toronto International Film Festival)US actress Sasha Calle arrives at the premiere of “On Swift Horses” during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) (Photo by GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images)
“On Swift Horses” is a period drama film directed by Daniel Minahan, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Shannon Pufahl, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Muriel, a young newlywed in 1950s California who becomes fascinated with horse racing and develops a double life involving gambling and a complex relationship with a mysterious figure, played by Jacob Elordi, while her husband, played by Will Poulter, remains largely unaware, and Sasha Calle portrays a supporting character whose role contributes to the exploration of Muriel’s burgeoning independence and the film’s themes of identity and desire.
