MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE

a young woman suffering from delusions and paranoia after returning to her family from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains.

Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson

Directed by: Sean Durkin
Produced by: Antonio Campos

The film focuses on Martha (Elizabeth Olson), a young woman who flees from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains that is led by an enigmatic leader, Patrick (John Hawkes). Lucy (Sarah Paulson), Martha’s older sister, receives a call from a pay phone one day from Martha, asking her to come and get her. Martha, who has been missing for months, slowly begins to assimilate into her sister’s family, but her increasing paranoia leads her to believe that Patrick and his cult may still be watching her every move.

CAST:
Elizabeth Olsen as Martha
Sarah Paulson as Lucy
John Hawkes as Patrick
Hugh Dancy as Ted
Brady Corbet as Watts
Christopher Abbott as Max
Michael Chmiel as Scruffy Man
Maria Dizzia as Katie
Julia Garner as Sarah
Louisa Krause as Zoe
Diana Masi as Cult Member
Allen McCullough as Man in House
Adam David Thompson as Bartender

Written by: Sean Durkin
Music by: Daniel Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Cinematography: Jody Lee Lipes
Editing by: Zachary Stuart-Pontier

Distributed by: Fox Searchlight
Release date: October 7, 2011 (United States)
Running time: 120 minutes