June 27, 2011

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American thriller film directed by Sean Durkin. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in January, for which Durkin won the festival's "Best Director" prize.[1] It also screeneded in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Movie Synopsis
Martha is an emotionally fragile woman who escapes from a religious cult in rural New York and returns home to live with her older sister Lucy and her sister’s husband Ted.18 Martha attempts to assimilate herself back into everyday society while dealing with the after effects of the brainwashing she endured at the hands of the cult.6 Martha’s memories trigger paranoid fears that members of her former cult are tracking her down.8 Her growing paranoia leads her to blend delusion with reality, alienating the people who are trying to help her.

Movie Trailer
Martha Marcy May Marlene Trailer




Movie Credit
Director: Sean Durkin
Writer: Sean Durkin (screenplay)
Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson and John Hawkes

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