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Mars One

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The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves her wondering if she's cursed. Her husband, Wellington, puts all of his hopes into the soccer career of their son, Deivinho, who reluctantly follows his father's ambitions despite secretly aspiring to study astrophysics and colonize Mars. Meanwhile, their older daughter, Eunice, falls in love with a free-spirited young woman and ponders whether it's time to leave home.
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An earthbound story with its eyes on the stars, Mars One finds universally resonant themes within one Brazilian family's specific struggles.

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Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter 01/10/2023
Mars One revels in the lives of its characters, taking a leisurely and scenic route to understanding their dreams and realities. Go to Full Review Jude Dry IndieWire 01/06/2023
A-
Mars One nimbly centers each of its four main characters, elegantly weaving their stories into a poignant familial whole. All relatable, flawed, and charming in their own ways, they antagonize each other without anyone losing their humanity. Go to Full Review Carlos Aguilar TheWrap 01/06/2023
By slowly introducing each of the four family members’ individual concerns in a mostly seamless manner, Martins immerses the viewer in his deftly written, multifaceted story of interpersonal growth. Go to Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies 02/16/2023
3/5
It’s the sincerity of the approach that keeps the film afloat at an early stage, but Mars One becomes more artificial, even melodramatic towards the end. Go to Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (LAist) 01/18/2023
A beautiful family portrait. Go to Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media 01/11/2023
2/5
It can be difficult to know what's going on as we watch these faces while we hear unexplained events going on around them. This is a good way of keeping a film's budget down, but not a good way of making things clear to the audience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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dave d Jun 7 A Brazilian dramatic feature that should ring true to most middle class to working poor families anywhere in the world. It has a few gimmicks, that distract from how powerful this film is. This is a family that loves one another and is VERY strong. It is great to focus on a working family's struggle, but we need more of these film in the US. Well done Brazil! Final Score: 8.3/10 See more Rafael M Apr 22 Até os cinemas viraram um panfleto político. See more Daniel G 07/10/2024 Unsurprisingly it was a potential Brazilian nominee for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars 2023. Very realistic dialogues and acting, tender story and perfect watching during Easter, as it was a bit of the story of a rebirth of a family and its members. As the focus was really on their lives, one must discount the somewhat shallow treatment of the other characters or details of how the daughter actually was able to make money to afford her life and her gifts to her brother. See more Guilherme D 05/28/2024 Quando o cinema vira um panfleto político. 🙄 See more Guilherme X 08/27/2023 Roteiro muito confuso, atuações duvidosas dos jovens dos filmes, e a forma como o filme nos conta da vida deles não nos faz torcer ou importar para o que acontece a eles. Uma das poucas coisas boas é a fotografia. See more Grace J 02/09/2023 Moving, character driven and beautifully shot. AND a cute queer love story. Enjoyed it from start to finish. See more Read all reviews
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Gabriel Martins

Director

Rejane Faria

Tércia

Carlos Francisco

Wellington

Camilla Damião

Eunice

Cícero Lucas

Deivinho

Ana Hilario

Joana

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Synopsis The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves her wondering if she's cursed. Her husband, Wellington, puts all of his hopes into the soccer career of their son, Deivinho, who reluctantly follows his father's ambitions despite secretly aspiring to study astrophysics and colonize Mars. Meanwhile, their older daughter, Eunice, falls in love with a free-spirited young woman and ponders whether it's time to leave home.
Director
Gabriel Martins
Producer
Thiago Macêdo Correia, André Novais Oliveira, Gabriel Martins, Maurilio Martins
Screenwriter
Gabriel Martins
Distributor
ARRAY Releasing
Rating
TV-MA (Language|Nudity|Smoking)
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 5, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2023
Runtime
1h 55m
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