
Marlina lives quietly in Sumba until one day a man named Markus and his gang try to rob her house and she kills him. Eventually, she is haunted by Markus, and her life turns in 180 degrees.... (Full plot summary below)
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Marlina lives quietly in Sumba until one day a man named Markus and his gang try to rob her house and she kills him. Eventually, she is haunted by Markus, and her life turns in 180 degrees.
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| National PostChris KnightAs a drama, Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts is often melancholy and occasionally hilarious. From a filmmaking perspective, it is ultimately triumphant. |
| Screen-SpaceSimon FosterA stylised arthouse horror/thriller that doubles as an elegantly intellectual think-piece concerning the region's gender politics. |
| easternKicks.comHarris DangMarlina the Murderer in Four Acts is a brilliant female-driven arthouse/grindhouse rape-revenge Western that manages to endear, repulse, emotionally stir, mesmerize and propel in the best of ways. |
| Film-Forward.comNora Lee MandelFeminist Western you should've been waiting for! Focusing on violent behavior and its impact on women...straddles tradition and modernity, distinctive look, strong females. |
| Original CinLiam LaceyDirector Surya's feminist rape-revenge fable hits the bullseye even if it's more about grief than celebration. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Grant Watson... a surprisingly powerful and heartfelt drama. |
| Seattle TimesBrent McKnightWith a Morricone-inspired score, gorgeous cinematography that screams to be witnessed on a big screen, and bleak humor, this film's tightly executed, meticulously controlled surface barely contains the seething fury within. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Andrew WrightThis astonishing neo-western begins with a sequence that will bring jaded grindhouse patrons to their feet, and then Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts blazes its own trail from there, incorporating some potent feminist themes along the way. |
| NOW TorontoNorman WilnerMarlina The Murderer keeps its focus tight and its storytelling sharp. |
| Pittsburgh City PaperHannah LynnMarlina is an honest, enthralling, and visually stunning film about womanhood and survival. |