Welcome to Marwen (2018)

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 1,212 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After a brutal attack leaves him with PTSD, a man builds a detailed miniature World War II village and imagines himself living there as a heroic action figure. The film intercuts his real life with the animated adventures of his tiny alter ego.

poignantwhimsicalmelancholicvisually inventivebittersweettenderescapistearnest

What happens

Welcome to Marwen is a 2018 American live-action/animated drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the script with Caroline Thompson. It is inspired by Jeff Malmberg's 2010 documentary Marwencol. The film stars Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, Siobhan Williams and Neil Jackson. It tells the true story of Mark Hogancamp, a man struggling with PTSD who, after being almost fatally physically assaulted, creates a fictional village to ease his trauma. Welcome to Marwen was released by Universal Pictures on December 21, 2018. It received polarized response from critics who praised the animated segments and performances, particularly Carell's, but criticized the inconsistent tone and screenplay. The film grossed only $13.1 million worldwide, becoming a box-office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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