Oscar-nominated Winter's Bone star John Hawkes returns to the big screen on February 3, starring as the creepy and charismatic cult leader Patrick in Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy Mary Marlene.
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Hawkes's character takes in Elizabeth Olsen's lost soul Martha, but as their relationship takes a turn for the unpleasant, Martha flees and tries to piece back together her fractured psyche.
On working with the impressive newcomer Olsen, Hawkes said: "It didn't matter that she was inexperienced. She was fantastic from the first moment, so surprising.
"For someone who's playing their first lead in a film showing up so fully-formed, both as an actress and person, she's wise beyond her years... I just can't wait to see what her career holds."
Director Durkin added: "She acts with a lot of ease. She doesn't ever seem like she's trying to convey anything, she just conveys it. She could silently do a lot with her eyes, you could tell so much from watching her."
Martha Marcy May Marlene debuts in UK cinemas on February 3.
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