Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts

Justice doesn't wait for the law. Justice is served by her own hands

201793 min6.7 / 10

A morally complex revenge thriller that uses the Western genre to interrogate justice, gender, and the cost of self-defense against predatory violence.

After encountering a group of bandits with plans to rape and steal from her, a young widow ventures into the wilderness in search of justice.

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