MARCO THE INVENTED TRUTH 
dir. Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Spain, 2024, 101 min
The unbelievable story of a man whose fabrications misled not only politicians and the media, but even his own family. Marco boasts a glorious past. He survived the hell of the Nazi camps, was an opposition activist, and now, in well-deserved retirement, he works to commemorate the Spanish victims of Hitler, who were relegated to oblivion by decades of Franco's dictatorship. Charismatic and convincing, he heads a Holocaust victims' organization, tirelessly sharing his horrific memories during lectures and meetings with youth. He is only troubled by the fact that due to the pettiness of the German bureaucracy, he still cannot obtain an official certificate of being a prisoner in the Nazi camps... Enric Marco is a real-life figure; his unmasking caused a scandal in Spain, reported by leading media outlets. This chameleon-man, possessed by a pathological need to attract attention, never admitted to fabricating his biography. Instead he has been emphasizing his real-life merits in commemorating the victims of the Third Reich. This political thriller by Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño poses unsettling questions in the age of triumphant post-truth and fake news.
SSIFF, Venice International FF
05-11-2025 18:00, KINO LUNA
Language: spanish Subtitles: polish, English
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