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Based on true events, the film tells the story of a concentration camp prisoner —who never existed. For years, the charismatic Enric Marco managed to maintain a complex lie in front of public opinion and even among his own family: he claimed to have survived a Nazi concentration camp. He even rose to the presidency of the Spanish Association of Holocaust Victims, becoming a prominent and admired figure for his supposed bravery and suffering. Until one day, a historian discovered that his survival story was, in fact, a complete lie.

Presented at Venice and San Sebastián film festivals.