Marco, the Invented Truth

Marco, la verdad inventada

Truth is shown to be stranger than fiction in this gripping trilingual moral thriller by Basque directors Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño.

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Credits

  • Directors

    Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño

  • Screenwriters

    Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jorge Gil, Jose Mari Goenaga

  • With

    Eduard Fernández, Nathalie Poza

  • Spain 2024. 101min

  • Courtesy of

    Film Factory Entertainment

  • Languages

    Spanish, Catalan, English

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Enric Marco has built a public persona based on his claim to be one of 9,000 Spaniards interned in German camps after the Spanish Civil War. But when a journalist delves into Enric’s past, it becomes increasingly clear that he has been lying. Eduard Fernández excels as the sly Marco, in a film that is fearless in exploring how truth is deployed in both life and film.

Maria Delgado

Content warning

Contains flashing images.

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