Going through Mark Hogencamp's life after he recovered from a brutal attack that had put him in a coma, Marwencol gives the audience a highlight of how his life is after the attack, while also investigating the real reason why Mark was attacked. It focuses on his struggles after coming back from a coma and how he starts a World War II based town made of miniature action figures and barbie dolls.
As it goes on, the documentary reveals that Mark is a cross dresser. That is why he was beaten up and left to die. It seems that out of the bitterness of the attack Mark creates a fictional town in which people love him and good things happen. As the documentary introduces it at first, it seems to be art and a form of therapy for Mark. But as the story progresses, it is his way of making right the issues and struggles he has faced in life by making an altar ego and a town where everything goes according to his rules.
As it goes on, the documentary reveals that Mark is a cross dresser. That is why he was beaten up and left to die. It seems that out of the bitterness of the attack Mark creates a fictional town in which people love him and good things happen. As the documentary introduces it at first, it seems to be art and a form of therapy for Mark. But as the story progresses, it is his way of making right the issues and struggles he has faced in life by making an altar ego and a town where everything goes according to his rules.
The documentary takes a huge twist when it is revealed that Mark is a cross dresser and that was the reason he was beaten and in a coma as a result of it. It is definitely one of the most unique documentaries I have seen.
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