Mars One

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Mars One

TV-MA

2023

1h 55m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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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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Critics Consensus

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

01/18/2023

A beautiful family portrait.

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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.

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dave d

@RT34924333 06/07/2025

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

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Rafael M

@RT54812985 04/22/2025

Até os cinemas viraram um panfleto político.

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Marlon M

@Ermac 10/27/2024

A visceral film. The characters definitely feel like real people from everyday Brazilian life, dreaming like all of us.

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Daniel G

@DanielGodoy 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.

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Guilherme X

@RT06451210 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.

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Grace J

@RT61300191 02/09/2023

Moving, character driven and beautifully shot. AND a cute queer love story. Enjoyed it from start to finish.

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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