MARCO, THE INVENTED TRUTH
[MARCO, LA VERDAD INVENTADA]
After the Spanish Civil War, many Republicans fled the country, only to be captured by the Nazis and interned at their brutal concentration camps during World War II. While the Spanish government refused to acknowledge this tragedy for many years, Enric Marco was a vocal survivor, famous for speaking out against the horrors he experienced. But what happens when his whole story is discovered to be a lie? Based on the unbelievable true story, this gripping moral thriller from directors Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño (FLOWERS) finds Eduard Fernández (BIUTIFUL, SMOKE & MIRRORS) giving a masterful meta-performance as a man who invented his own tragic backstory. Shortlisted as one of the finalists for the 2025 Oscar® Selection from Spain, MARCO, THE INVENTED TRUTH premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. –Josh Gardner
Official Selection, 2024 London Film Festival. DIR/SCR Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño; SCR Jorge Gil Munarriz, Jose Mari Goenaga; PROD Ander Barinaga-Rementeria, Xabier Berzosa, Fernando Larrondo, Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano, Ander Sagardoy. Spain, 2024, color, 101 min. In English, Spanish and Catalan with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Genre: Thriller, drama