Mars One (film)

Mars One
Film poster
Brazilian PortugueseMarte Um
Directed byGabriel Martins
Written byGabriel Martins
Produced byThiago Macêdo Correia
  • Gabriel Martins
  • Maurílio Martins
  • André Novais Oliveira
StarringCícero Lucas
  • Carlos Francisco
  • Camilla Damião
  • Rejane Faria
CinematographyLeonardo Feliciano
Edited by
  • Gabriel Martins
  • Thiago Ricarte
Music byDaniel Simitan
Production
companies
Distributed byEmbaúba Filmes
Release dates
  • 20 January 2022 (2022-01-20) (Sundance)
  • 25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) (Brazil)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Mars One (Portuguese: Marte Um) is a 2022 Brazilian family drama film written and directed by Gabriel Martins. It tells the story of Deivinho (Cícero Lucas), a Black Brazilian youth who dreams of becoming an astrophysicist and joining a mission to the planet Mars. Deivinho's parents and sister are hard-working and support each other but live precariously on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte. The film dramatizes the social upheaval amongst Brazil's poor that greeted the election of populist Jair Bolsonaro.

The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and had a successful run at smaller film festivals, including jury wins at the L.A. Outfest and Nashville Film Festival.[1][2] It was chosen as Brazil's entry in the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3] It is distributed by ARRAY Releasing and went into wide release on Netflix (only in the USA) in January 2023.[4]

  1. ^ Chapman, Wilson (July 27, 2022). "Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Festival 2022 Winners Include 'Please Baby Please,' 'Mars One'". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Molloy, Tom (October 3, 2022). "Mars One, Relative, Jacir Among Nashville Film Festival Winners". Movie Maker. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (December 15, 2022). "Ava DuVernay's Array Releasing Unveils Trailer for 'Mars One,' Brazil's Oscar Entry (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Mars One". Netflix. Retrieved January 8, 2023.