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Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

You can get away, but you can never escape.

20116.61h 41m

Overview

After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.

Directed by Sean Durkin
Written by Sean Durkin
Produced by Josh Mond, Antonio Campos, Patrick Cunningham
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen

Martha

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Lucy

Hugh Dancy

Hugh Dancy

Ted

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Patrick

Brady Corbet

Brady Corbet

Watts

Louisa Krause

Louisa Krause

Zoe

Christopher Abbott

Christopher Abbott

Max

Maria Dizzia

Maria Dizzia

Katie

Julia Garner

Julia Garner

Sarah

Adam David Thompson

Adam David Thompson

Bartender

Themes & Keywords

mind controlrapesexual abusesibling relationshippost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)paranoiagroup sexcultpatriarchypolygamyconnecticutmemorybrainwashinghome invasiondruggedboundary violationsrunning awayestranged sistersexual predatormanipulated womandrugging someonefrustratedmurderous cult

About Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene is a drama, thriller film released in 2011 exploring themes of mind control, rape, sexual abuse, sibling relationship, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), paranoia. Directed by Sean Durkin, it stars Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, Hugh Dancy. After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in the cult make peace hard to find. As flashbacks continue to torment her, Martha fails to shake a terrible sense of dread, especially in regard to the cult's manipulative leader.

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