Marco, the Invented Truth

Marco, the Invented Truth
Marco, the Invented Truth
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Marco, la verdad inventada
Directed by	Jon Garaño; Aitor Arregi;
Written by	Aitor Arregi; Jon Garaño; Jorge Gil Munarriz; Jose Mari Goenaga;
Produced by	Xabier Berzosa; Ander Sagardoy; Ander Barinaga-Rementeria; Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano; Fernando Larrondo;
Starring	Eduard Fernández; Nathalie Poza;
Cinematography	Javi Agirre Erauso
Edited by	Maialen Sarasua Oliden
Music by	Aránzazu Calleja
Production; companies	Irusoin; Moriarti; Atresmedia Cine; La verdad inventada AIE;
Distributed by	BTeam Pictures
Release dates	30 August 2024 (Venice); 8 November 2024 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Languages	Spanish; Catalan;

Marco, the Invented Truth (Spanish: Marco, la verdad inventada),^[1]^[2] or simply Marco, is a 2024 Spanish biographical thriller drama film directed by Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño starring Eduard Fernández as Enric Marco alongside Nathalie Poza.

Plot

Primarily set in Barcelona, the plot follows the life of CNT secretary general and imposter Enric Marco, who built himself a fake past as a Nazi concentration camp survivor, gaining public recognition and sympathy.^[3]^[4]

Cast

Eduard Fernández as Enric Marco^[3]
Nathalie Poza as Laura^[3]
Chani Martín [es] as Benito Bermejo [es]^[5]
Sonia Almarcha as Clara^[5]
Daniela Brown^[5]
Fermí Reixach [es] as Pere^[5]
Júlia Molins [es]^[6]
Vicente Vergara as Gracia^[5]
Jordi Rico as Santi^[5]
Iñigo de la Iglesia as Gil^[5]

Production

The screenplay was written by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jorge Gil, and Jose Mari Goenaga.^[7] The film is an Irusoin, Moriarti, La verdad inventada AIE, Atresmedia Cine and Bteam Prods production, with participation and backing from ICAA, the Basque Government, Atresmedia, Movistar Plus+, and EiTB.^[8] It was lensed by Javier Agirre.^[9] Shooting locations included the Basque Country (Zarautz), Catalonia, Madrid, and Germany.^[10]^[8]

Release

Marco had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2024.^[11] Its festival run also included screenings at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival, the 2024 BFI London Film Festival, and the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival (for its North-American premiere).^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] The film was released theatrically in Spain by BTeam Pictures on 8 November 2024.^[9]^[16] Film Factory acquired international sales rights.^[4] Epicentre Films scheduled a 14 May 2025 rollout in French theatres.^[17]

Reception

Marta Balaga of Cineuropa declared Marco to potentially be "one of the most watchable films at the Venice Film Festival this year" [being] "dynamic, twisted and blessed with the kind of performance by Eduard Fernández that should get him all the awards out there".^[18]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía (also niece of Benito Bermejo) rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that Eduard Fernández nails his performance.^[19]

In September 2024, the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain selected Marco for a shortlist of 3 films to determine their final submission for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.^[20]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2024	30th Forqué Awards	Best Actor in a Film	Eduard Fernández	Won	^[21]
2025	12th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actor in a Film	Eduard Fernández	Won	^[22]
	12th Feroz Awards	Best Trailer	Omar Bermúdez, Carlos Berot	Nominated	^[22]
	4th Carmen Awards	Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film		Nominated	^[23]
	79th CEC Medals	Best Actor	Eduard Fernández	Won	^[24]
	79th CEC Medals	Best Editing	Maialen Sarasua Oliden	Nominated	^[24]
	39th Goya Awards	Best Director	Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño	Nominated	^[25]
		Best Original Screenplay	Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jorge Gil Munarriz, Jose Mari Goenaga	Nominated
		Best Actor	Eduard Fernández	Won
		Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Karmele Soler, Sergio Pérez Berbel & Nacho Díaz	Won
		Best Special Effects	Jon Serrano, Mariano García Marty, David Heras	Nominated
	33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role	Eduard Fernández	Won	^[26]
	12th Platino Awards	Best Actor	Eduard Fernández	Won	^[27]

References

^ "Berlin 2024: The buzz titles from Spain". ScreenDaily. 16 February 2024.
^ "Marco, the Invented Truth". Film Factory. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zubiria, Alex (1 January 2024). "Las películas con ADN vasco para 2024". Noticias de Gipuzkoa.
^ ^a ^b McLennan, Callum (25 September 2023). "'The Endless Trench' Directors Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño's New Film 'Marco' Joins Film Factory Slate (Exclusive)". Variety.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (4 November 2024). "Los estrenos del 8 de noviembre. 'Marco'. Un pasado ideal". Aisge.
^ "La historia de Enric Marco llegará al Festival de Venecia con la interpretación de Eduard Fernández". Ara. 23 July 2024.
^ "Eduard Fernández es posa en la pell d'Enric Marco, fals supervivent d'un camp de concentració nazi". La Vanguardia. 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Rivera, Alfonso (26 December 2023). "Eduard Fernández es el Marco de Aitor Arregi y Jon Garaño". Cineuropa.
^ ^a ^b "Aitor Arregi y Jon Garaño ruedan 'Marco' en distintas localizaciones de País Vasco, Cataluña, Madrid y Alemania". Camera and Light Mag. 23 October 2023.
^ Altuna, Itziar (28 November 2023). "En el plató con un farsante de película". Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.
^ Yáñez, Manu (30 August 2024). "La memòria inventada d'Enric Marco aflora al Festival de Venècia". Ara.
^ "Marco, the Invented Truth". viff. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Películas de la sección Perlak del Festival de Cine de San Sebastián". El Diario Vasco. 10 September 2024.
^ Ntim, Zac (4 September 2024). "BFI London Film Festival Lineup: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin To Debut 'Endurance', Baker, Heller, Berger & Abbasi's Trump Movie Among Headline Galas — Full List". Deadline Hollywood.
^ McLennan, Callum (7 September 2024). "A Master of Deception: 'Marco, The Invented Truth' Explores the Life of a False Concentration Camp Survivor". Variety.
^ "Bteam Pictures". Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ Airaud, Christophe (10 May 2025). ""Marco, l'énigme d'une vie" ou le portrait d'un mythomane et d'un imposteur". France Info.
^ Balaga, Marta (31 August 2024). "Review: Marco". Cineuropa.
^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (7 November 2024). "Crítica de 'Marco': la historia de cómo se desveló la verdad". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
^ Barranco, Justo (5 September 2024). "'The Blue Star', 'Marco' and 'Saturn Return' to represent Spanish cinema at the Oscars". Mediterranean – via La Vanguardia.
^ Zurro, Javier (14 December 2024). "'El 47' triunfa en los Premios Forqué y marca el territorio de cara a los Goya". eldiario.es.
^ Munsuri, María (26 January 2025). "Premios Feroz 2025: lista completa de ganadores". Vogue.
^ "'Solos en la noche' y 'Rita' encabezan los IV Premios Carmen del Cine Andaluz, que se celebrarán en Córdoba". Cordópolis. 17 December 2024 – via eldiario.es.
^ "'El 47' y 'La infiltrada' dominan las nominaciones de la 80 edición de las Medallas del CEC". Kinótico. 7 January 2025.
^ Partearroyo, Daniel de (18 December 2024). "Premios Goya 2025: 'El 47' domina con 14 nominaciones, seguida de 'La infiltrada'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
^ Mantilla, Daniel (10 March 2025). "Karla Sofía Gascón se redime en España con un premio en la 33 edición de la Unión de Actores". Kinótico.
^ Zurbano, Janire (28 April 2025). "Premios Platino 2025: la oscarizada 'Aún estoy aquí' triunfa y España se impone en los galardones del cine iberoamericano". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

External links

Marco, the Invented Truth at IMDb

[1] "Berlin 2024: The buzz titles from Spain". ScreenDaily. 16 February 2024.

[2] "Marco, the Invented Truth". Film Factory. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[noticiasdegipuzkoa-3] Zubiria, Alex (1 January 2024). "Las películas con ADN vasco para 2024". Noticias de Gipuzkoa.

[mclennan-4] McLennan, Callum (25 September 2023). "'The Endless Trench' Directors Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño's New Film 'Marco' Joins Film Factory Slate (Exclusive)". Variety.

[aisge-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (4 November 2024). "Los estrenos del 8 de noviembre. 'Marco'. Un pasado ideal". Aisge.

[ara-6] "La historia de Enric Marco llegará al Festival de Venecia con la interpretación de Eduard Fernández". Ara. 23 July 2024.

[7] "Eduard Fernández es posa en la pell d'Enric Marco, fals supervivent d'un camp de concentració nazi". La Vanguardia. 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[cineuropa-8] Rivera, Alfonso (26 December 2023). "Eduard Fernández es el Marco de Aitor Arregi y Jon Garaño". Cineuropa.

[cameralightmag-9] "Aitor Arregi y Jon Garaño ruedan 'Marco' en distintas localizaciones de País Vasco, Cataluña, Madrid y Alemania". Camera and Light Mag. 23 October 2023.

[10] Altuna, Itziar (28 November 2023). "En el plató con un farsante de película". Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.

[11] Yáñez, Manu (30 August 2024). "La memòria inventada d'Enric Marco aflora al Festival de Venècia". Ara.

[12] "Marco, the Invented Truth". viff. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[13] "Películas de la sección Perlak del Festival de Cine de San Sebastián". El Diario Vasco. 10 September 2024.

[14] Ntim, Zac (4 September 2024). "BFI London Film Festival Lineup: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin To Debut 'Endurance', Baker, Heller, Berger & Abbasi's Trump Movie Among Headline Galas — Full List". Deadline Hollywood.

[15] McLennan, Callum (7 September 2024). "A Master of Deception: 'Marco, The Invented Truth' Explores the Life of a False Concentration Camp Survivor". Variety.

[16] "Bteam Pictures". Retrieved 14 July 2024.

[17] Airaud, Christophe (10 May 2025). ""Marco, l'énigme d'une vie" ou le portrait d'un mythomane et d'un imposteur". France Info.

[18] Balaga, Marta (31 August 2024). "Review: Marco". Cineuropa.

[19] Bermejo, Andrea G. (7 November 2024). "Crítica de 'Marco': la historia de cómo se desveló la verdad". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

[20] Barranco, Justo (5 September 2024). "'The Blue Star', 'Marco' and 'Saturn Return' to represent Spanish cinema at the Oscars". Mediterranean – via La Vanguardia.

[21] Zurro, Javier (14 December 2024). "'El 47' triunfa en los Premios Forqué y marca el territorio de cara a los Goya". eldiario.es.

[22] Munsuri, María (26 January 2025). "Premios Feroz 2025: lista completa de ganadores". Vogue.

[23] "'Solos en la noche' y 'Rita' encabezan los IV Premios Carmen del Cine Andaluz, que se celebrarán en Córdoba". Cordópolis. 17 December 2024 – via eldiario.es.

[24] "'El 47' y 'La infiltrada' dominan las nominaciones de la 80 edición de las Medallas del CEC". Kinótico. 7 January 2025.

[25] Partearroyo, Daniel de (18 December 2024). "Premios Goya 2025: 'El 47' domina con 14 nominaciones, seguida de 'La infiltrada'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

[26] Mantilla, Daniel (10 March 2025). "Karla Sofía Gascón se redime en España con un premio en la 33 edición de la Unión de Actores". Kinótico.

[27] Zurbano, Janire (28 April 2025). "Premios Platino 2025: la oscarizada 'Aún estoy aquí' triunfa y España se impone en los galardones del cine iberoamericano". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

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Theatrical release poster

Spanish	Marco, la verdad inventada

Directed by	Jon Garaño Aitor Arregi
Written by	Aitor Arregi Jon Garaño Jorge Gil Munarriz Jose Mari Goenaga
Produced by	Xabier Berzosa Ander Sagardoy Ander Barinaga-Rementeria Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano Fernando Larrondo
Starring	Eduard Fernández Nathalie Poza
Cinematography	Javi Agirre Erauso
Edited by	Maialen Sarasua Oliden
Music by	Aránzazu Calleja
Production companies	Irusoin Moriarti Atresmedia Cine La verdad inventada AIE
Distributed by	BTeam Pictures
Release dates	30 August 2024 (2024-08-30) (Venice) 8 November 2024 (2024-11-08) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Languages	Spanish Catalan