Marwencol -- Film Review

The moment of discovery is a complex thing for any artist working in obscurity. For the fascinating, unclassifiable subject of "Marwencol," it's also the most recent side effect of a brutal barroom beating. Director Jeff Malmberg's debut documentary is an intimate portrait of Mark Hogancamp, whose recovery from devastating trauma revolves around a world painstakingly created from dolls and miniatures. Critical praise and the lure of a mysterious story will draw the doc-adventurous when the film opens today in New York and Nov. 12 in Los Angeles.