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Mars One

2022 · 115 min

A quiet, tender immersion into a struggling family's daily life, where small hopes and fractures accumulate into a bittersweet, deeply human portrait.

Overview: A middle-class Black family in Brazil copes with the election of a far-right extremist president. The mother believes that she's cursed after an unexpected encounter, while her husband puts all of his hopes into their son's soccer career.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
identity
coming-of-age
politics
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Gabriel Martins
Written by: Gabriel Martins
Starring: Cícero Lucas, Rejane Faria, Carlos Francisco, Camilla Damião, Ana Hilário, Dircinha Macêdo, Russo Apr, Juan Pablo Sorín
Music: Daniel Simitan
Cinematography: Leonardo Feliciano
Runtime: 115 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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