The imaginary Marwen of the film is set in Belgium in the 1940s, which historically was where the Nazis launched their offensive against Europe in World War II. As Mark's earliest memory is flashes of the atrocious night, life in the model would not only be a refuge, but the recreation of a hostile world whose salvation depends on the success of a war hero, Captain Hogancamp , his avatar, because Mark sees the same motivation in Nazi aggression as the men who almost killed him on the way out of the club. In the battles of his inventive fantasy, he can count on the well-armed platoon formed by the women who rescued him, who showed solidarity in the rehabilitation clinic and on a daily basis. Two of the inhabitants of these daydreams will embody their drama beyond the quills of the village of Marwen; one of them seems to symbolize the paralyzing sequelae of trauma; the other, the redemption of hope in reciprocated love. The clash between these two muses constitute the psychological thread of the action-packed plot adorned by exquisitely detailed and enchanting visual effects.