MARLA might be the strangest love story you've seen. It's intimate, intense and surprising; romantic but dark. Marla and Sam meet in the restroom of a bar. They talk and ï¬? irt, but this isn't just a story of boy meets girl. Marla is a woman living with a strange medical condition â?? something she brazenly describes to Sam during their ?rst conversation. This is a kind of challenge â?? she dares Sam to be shocked, repelled or intrigued. Sam is all of these things. What happens between Sam and Marla affects them both profoundly â?? more than love