Mars One

TV-MA

Released Jan 5, 2023

1 hr. 55 min.

Drama

LGBTQ+

List

97%

35 Reviews

Tomatometer

68%

50+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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Guilherme X

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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Grace J

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Shock Therapy R

Beautiful story. Beautiful family. (I wish I had had this one.) I recommend the movie because other viewers may see something brilliant that I did not see. However for me, the story lacked the plot crisis. It was instructive on how to be. Maybe that should be the headline here. Maybe I'm too cynical. But the dreamy notion of ‘working something out' suggested complacency, despite the beautiful merging of family behind daunting life circumstances. So the relatively minor crises were handled. What about the next bigger one? In other words, is it okay to be merely exist in harmony? Is there something far more consequential and dangerous beside rote religious thoughts and practices and every day living? Maybe this review should be disregarded because of its inherent apocalypticism. But the splinter in my brain says that this movie should be enjoyed, but not celebrated as a fete, a star, or even some kind of stellar arrival… you know, like movies are supposed to do.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Robin K

What a great illustration of a variety of conflicts families struggle with today! Viewers of multiple backgrounds find commonality within the various roles featured within this film, from economic struggle, to finding courage to expand beyond traditional mindsets within family. Integrity is questioned and challenged as the characters deal with life's unfair situations. Highly recommend viewing as our society continues to learn from each other how to live in support of diversity among others and acceptance of the significant contribution it may bring.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Lita R

Well written, beautifully acted and shot. A character study that actually lets its characters develop and feel like real people!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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Andrei K

This movie is so full of optimism and hope. This feeling was everything I needed by the time I saw this delicate gem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/10/23

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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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Lovia Gyarkye

Hollywood Reporter

Mars One revels in the lives of its characters, taking a leisurely and scenic route to understanding their dreams and realities.

Jan 10, 2023

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Jude Dry

indieWire

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.

Rated: A-

Jan 6, 2023

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Carlos Aguilar

TheWrap

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.

Jan 6, 2023

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

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.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 16, 2023

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

A beautiful family portrait.

Jan 18, 2023

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

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.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 11, 2023

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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
Screenwriter: Gabriel Martins
Distributor: ARRAY Releasing
Rating: TV-MA (Language|Nudity|Smoking)
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Portuguese (Brazil)
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2023

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