Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySean Durkin
Written bySean Durkin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJody Lee Lipes
Edited byZac Stuart-Pontier
Music by
  • Daniel Bensi
  • Saunder Jurriaans
Production
companies
This is that
Borderline Films
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) (Sundance)
  • October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$600,000[2]
Box office$5.4 million[3]

Martha Marcy May Marlene is a 2011 American psychological thriller-drama film written and directed by Sean Durkin in his directorial feature film debut, and starring Elizabeth Olsen (in her film debut), John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy. The plot focuses on a young woman suffering from delusions and paranoia after returning to her family from an abusive cult in the Catskill Mountains.

  1. ^ "Martha Marcy May Marlene (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Q&A Podcast (interview with screenwriter-director Sean Durkin and producers Josh Mond & Antonio Campos)". The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith. October 21, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Martha Marcy May Marlene". The Numbers. Retrieved January 15, 2014.