Film Factory Entertainment has swooped on international sales rights to “Marco,” the next film from Basque filmmaking trio Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga.Their latest follows a high caliber run consisting of 2014 San Sebastian competition player “Flowers,” 2017’s San Sebastian Special Jury Prize winner “Giant,” and lockdown hit “The Endless Trench” which secured their second Oscar entry for Spain.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in October.“‘Marco’ will be a beautiful film and it perfectly suits our slate of quality films with commercial potential,” Film Factory’s Vicente Canales told Variety.The film, based on real events, turns on imposter Enric Marco.
Marco gained sympathy, fame, and respect for being an eloquent concentration camp survivor.
He was a distinguished voice for the Spanish deportees as head of the Amical de Mauthausen.
Marco was charismatic.
In giving speeches, he packed them with tragic details of life at the camp.
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