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Mars Closer

2015 · 17 min

A quiet, thoughtful short documentary that follows hopeful candidates and leaves you pondering the cost of leaving everything behind.

Directed by
Annelie Boros, Vera Brückner
Genres
Documentary
Overview
In 2024 a private organization plans to send a group of four people to Mars. Paul Leeming and Pauls Irbins are both shortlisted candidates fort the planet's first human settlement. The mission is going to be a one-way trip.

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Directed by
Annelie Boros, Vera Brückner
Genres
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • exploration
    • isolation
    • ambition
    • fate
    • science
    Places
    • space
    Era
    near-future
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Annelie Boros, Vera Brückner
    Written by
    Annelie Boros, Vera Brückner
    Cinematography
    Julian Krubasik
    Runtime
    17 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    English

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