Welcome to Marwen

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Welcome to Marwen is a 2018 fantasy drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis that blends live action and animation to tell the story of a trauma survivor who creates a miniature World War II village as a coping mechanism.


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instanceOf fantasy drama film
film
basedOn Marwencol
the life of Mark Hogancamp
cinematographyBy C. Kim Miles
countryOfOrigin United States
director Robert Zemeckis
distributedBy Universal Pictures
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Bret M. Waller
Jeremiah O’Driscoll
features computer animation
live-action sequences
motion-capture animation
genre biographical film
drama film
fantasy film
psychological drama film
language English
mainCharacter Mark Hogancamp
musicBy Alan Silvestri
narrativeFocus post-traumatic stress disorder
trauma recovery
plotElement dolls representing people from Mark Hogancamp’s life
miniature World War II Belgian village called Marwen
portrayedBy Steve Carell
productionCompany ImageMovers
Universal Pictures
releaseDate 2018-12-21
releaseYear 2018
runtimeMinutes 116
screenplayBy Caroline Thompson
Chris Shellen
Jeff Malmberg
Robert Zemeckis
setting Kingston, New York
stars Diane Kruger
Eiza González
Gwendoline Christie
Janelle Monáe
Leslie Mann
Merritt Wever
Steve Carell
theme coping with trauma
friendship
imagination and healing
resilience

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Robert Zemeckis
directed
Robert Zemeckis
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