After a vicious attack leaves him brain-damaged and broke, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in "Marwencol", a 1/6th scale World War II-era town he creates in his backyard.
Cinematography
Doll photography so cinematic you'll forget they're plastic.
Direction
Malmberg waits years for trust, earns every revelation.
Writing
No narration needed — Mark's world speaks for itself.
Director
Jeff Malmberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mark built Marwencol using his $2,352 disability settlement — the exact amount he couldn't sue for because he'd forgotten the attack.
The film helped inspire Robert Zemeckis's 'Welcome to Marwen' (2018), which Mark publicly disliked for softening his story.
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