Marilyn (2018 film)

Marilyn
Film poster
Directed by Martín Rodríguez Redondo
Written by Martín Rodríguez Redondo
Starring Walter Rodríguez
Release date
  • 19 February 2018 (2018-02-19) (Berlin)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country Argentina
Language Spanish

Marilyn is a 2018 Argentine drama film directed by Martín Rodríguez Redondo and based on the true story of Marilyn (Marcelo Bernasconi). It was screened in the Panorama section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Marcos is an 18-year old living with his older brother and parents, Carlos and Olga, on a rented cattle ranch. Marcos has stolen various female clothes and attends a local carnival dressed as his female alter-ego, Marilyn. There, he dances with the son of a local rancher, who recognises who Marilyn is and feels embarrassed. As Marcos leaves the carnival and heads home, he is stopped by the rancher's son and raped. After Marilyn arrives home the next morning, Olga is furious at her child's activities and destroys all the female clothes that he possesses.

After Carlos dies suddenly, the family are forced to consider leaving the ranch and moving to a new urban development. Visiting the development, Marcos meets another young man who works in a local shop and they start a relationship. Olga discovers the relationship and removes Marcos' mobile phone. Early one morning, he wakes and kills both his mother and brother.

Cast

  • Walter Rodríguez as Marcos/Marilyn
  • Catalina Saavedra as Olga
  • Germán de Silva as Carlos

References

  1. ↑ "Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What's Your Poison?". Berlinale. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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