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Martha Marcy May Marlene (Sean Durkin, USA, 2011)

  • The Lord Palmerston 33 Dartmouth Park Hill London, England, NW5 1HU United Kingdom (map)
It’s acted and directed like a sensitive drama, rather than a scary movie, and is all the scarier for it.
— Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

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After escaping from a dangerous cult and the watchful eye of its charismatic leader (John Hawkes), a young woman named Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) tries to reclaim a normal life with her family. But the haunting memories from Martha’s past trigger a chilling paranoia - and nowhere seems safe as the fragile line between her reality and delusions begin to blur.

Writer/director Sean Durkin’s debut feature is a moody psychological thriller with an incredible perfromance by Olsen in her first film role.