Inspired on the true story of Enric Marco (Eduard Fernández), who lives with his faithful wife Laura (Nathalie Poza). Along the way, the story exposing the lie of Enric Marco, a Spanish trade unionist who falsely claimed surviving Nazi concentration camps, serving as president of a Holocaust survivors' group. He's a peculiar man who, disguised as a Holocaust survivor, crafted a sophisticated narrative that ensnared not only himself but an entire society craving for heroes.
Eduard Fernández deservedly won the 2025 Goya Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Enric Marco, a supposed survivor of the Third Reich's concentration camps. He even became President of the Friends of Mauthausen and other camps, but it turns out he had never been in a Nazi concentration camp.
A splendid period piece about a stirring story, well written and directed by Aregi and Agaraño (The Endless Trench, The Giant), 'Marco' tells the true story of this great impostor from his years of maximum prestige until his fraud is exposed. Thanks to a prestigious historian, Benito Bermejo, his lies are discovered, and he ends up having to admit everything. Well-intentioned performances of a good cast who truly shine, especially the main actor, the great Eduardo Fernández. Along with the always magnificent Eduardo Fernández, a large group of actors support him, also giving efficient performances, such as: Natalie Poza, Fermí Reixach, Sonia Almarcha, Daniel Ortiz, Chani Martín, Ainhoa Santamaría, among others.
The last twenty minutes when the discovery of the lie finally takes place, the film soars to great heights thanks to the great performance of the excellent main actor, the supporting actors and a certain tension that takes place. The film is spoken mostly in Catalan, I would ask that the possibility of dubbing into Spanish be added, as the average viewer, by tradition (the same as those fiilms translated from English) likes to hear them in the Castilian language and not make an additional effort to read subtitles.
It displays Javier Agirre's evocative cinematography creating an adequate environment and shot on the actual locations, mostly in Barcelona, Spain. As well as Aránzazu Callejas' sensitive musical score. This story based on true events was professionally directed by Aitor Arregi, and Jon Garaño. They have made notorious films as ¨La trinchera infinita¨ and ¨Handia¨or "Aundiya" (Alzo's Giant, 2017) that had a world premiere in San Sebastian Festival's main competition . Production partners , Irusoin and Moriarti Produkzoiak , two of Basque Country's most active producers, previously set up at 'Loreak' or "Flowers . ¨Loreak¨ and ¨Handia¨ mark a further step-up in the international ambitions of Basque cinema ¨Marco¨won several prizes and nominations, such as: Spanish Actors Union Eduard Fernández. 2025 Winner Award of the Spanish Actors Union Film: Lead Performance. Fotogramas de Plata 2025 Best Movie Actor Eduard Fernández. Cinema Writers Circle Awards, 2025 Winner CEC Award Best Actor. Goya Awards 2025 Nominee Goya Best Director Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Winner Goya Best Lead Actor Winner Goya Best Makeup and Hairstyles. Feroz Awards, 2025 Winner Feroz Award Best Actor in a Leading Role, Nominee Feroz Award Best Trailer. 2024 Winner José María Forqué Award Best Actor Eduard Fernández.
