Marwencol

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Marwencol

2010,

1h 23m,

Documentary

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87%

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61 Reviews

87%

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1,000+ Ratings

After recovering from a brutal attack that left him in a coma, Mark Hogancamp builds a miniature World War II-era town in his backyard and creates photographic stories of its intrigues.

Critics Consensus

Inspiring and fascinating, Marwencol depicts its subject with heartfelt tenderness, raising poignant questions about art and personal tragedy along the way.

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Alissa Wilkinson

Vox

Dec 19, 2018

4/5

Malmberg hangs back, allowing the character of Hogancamp - rather than any contrivance or "plot" - to power the film.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

Dec 28, 2010

3/4

Simultaneously hypnotic and unnerving, it asks some rather uncomfortable questions about the nature of art and the potential and limits of self-healing.

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

Dec 28, 2010

3/4

Director Jeff Malmberg sees something in Hogancamp that he wants all of us to see, an imperfect human scarred by horrific trauma who nonetheless finds a reason to live.

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Dustin Chang

Floating World

Mar 21, 2021

Malmberg's documentary is tender and intimate. Horgancamp is never treated or seen as a freak but a genuine folk artist with great imagination.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Aug 26, 2019

Marwencol is a brilliant exploration of the elusive line that separates art from delusion.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Aug 5, 2019

3/4

A fascinating portrait of an artist who didn't even know he was one that challenges its audiences' notions of art and reality by confronting them with a man who refuses to be pigeonholed.

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Han G

Mar 1, 2019

Fascinating documentary.

Poe P

Aug 26, 2018

The director Jeff Malmberg is an editor. He edited this film to imply that Colleen encouraged deviant stalking behavior toward her in this film. He actually went so far as to re-enact very dangerous and disturbing activity with Hogancamp himself without regard for her safety. So far the world has known the narrative of this film as told through the reflective world of fanaticism. It will be interesting to see how many women find Malmbergs character (the fictional Hogancamp of this film) so interesting once they realize that the director took ownership of his story and distorted it into a bitter pill for the subjects.

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Jeff Malmberg

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Tom Putnam

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Matt Radecki

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Chris Shellen

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Synopsis

After recovering from a brutal attack that left him in a coma, Mark Hogancamp builds a miniature World War II-era town in his backyard and creates photographic stories of its intrigues.

Director: Jeff Malmberg
Producer: Jeff Malmberg, Tom Putnam, Matt Radecki, Chris Shellen
Distributor: Cinema Guild
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $112.0K
Runtime: 1h 23m

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