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Welcome to Marwen

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A very strange hybrid live-action/animated film made by Dreamworks SKG.Welcome to Marwen is an Urban Fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis, loosely based on the documentary film Marwencol and the true story of Mark Hogancamp.After a near fatal beating by some local neo-Nazis, artist Mark Hogancamp (played by Steve Carell) is unable to draw any more or afford professional therapy for his brain injuries. He is inspired to create the fictional World War II Belgian town of Marwen in his back yard from everyday junk and populate it with dolls representing people in his life, including his attackers, which he then creates hyper-realistic photo dioramas with. The fictional world of Marwen becomes Hogancamp's own personal therapy to overcome the lasting effects of the attack.
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Camp Straight
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Camp Straight: Downplayed in that his fondness for women's footwear is Mark's only non-heteronormative trait, but his attackers called him a "queer" for it.
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Chivalrous Pervert
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Chivalrous Pervert: Many of Mark's illustrations from before the attack and the situations he creates for the Women of Marwennote one of whom is based on his favorite porn actress are on the racy side, but the stories he crafts are about how he wants to protect (and is protected by) the women in his life.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })
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Band of Brothers
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Band of Sisters: The Marwen ladies, oh so very much.
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Cannot Tell Fiction from Reality: Downplayed but there are a few instances where Mark is clearly getting a bit too caught up in Marwen. Such as telling the real Nicol that he knew she was a stiletto person so he was glad he put them on her... or rather the Marwen!Nicol (which the real Nicol catches and is a little uncomfortable with). And then there’s where he tries to recreate Hoagie and Marwen!Nicol’s marriage proposal in reality. Which goes about as well as one would expect. This fits in with the movie's Aesop however.
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And You Were There
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And You Were There: All of the fictional residents of Marwen are based on people Hogancamp knows. The five men who beat Mark nearly to death as well as Kurt, the abusive boyfriend Nicol broke up with are also there, as the Nazi villains.
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Action Girl: The Women of Marwen.
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Adaptation Name Change: Marwencol is renamed Marwen for the film, though he adds the "col" at the end.
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