Marco: The Invented Truth

The real-life account of Enric Marco, an immensely charismatic man who served as the longstanding self-elected speaker of the Spanish Association for Holocaust Victims. When a journalist delves into Enric’s past, it becomes increasingly clear that he has been fabricating his identity. He claims to have been one of 9000 Spaniards interned in a Nazi concentration camp—a claim which turns out to be a lie. Filmmakers Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño present a film that is fearless in exploring how truth is deployed in both life and cinema. Join us at the Nelson Atkins Museum auditorium for the film and to hear remarks following the screening from Benito Bermejo, the Spanish historian whose work exposed Marco’s lies.

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