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Summary In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots ...

Directed By: Jérémie Périn

Written By: Jérémie Périn, Laurent Sarfati, Jeffrey Paul Kearney

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Mars Express

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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Summary In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots ...

Directed By: Jérémie Périn

Written By: Jérémie Périn, Laurent Sarfati, Jeffrey Paul Kearney

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85
May 6, 2024
Mars Express is the rare example of an animated feature that warrants an almost immediate rewatch upon completion, if only to appreciate the craftsmanship of its presentation. It’s a densely layered sci-fi story that’s light on proper nouns, but heavy on subtext.
By Toussaint Egan FULL REVIEW
80
May 3, 2024
A gripping, heady and refreshing 2D animated take on the perils of man and machine coexisting, Périn’s first feature as a director inserts the necessary exposition in a mostly natural manner so we incrementally become aware of how this reality functions.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
80
May 2, 2024
Mars Express finds deeper truths that are as tragic as they are transcendent. This makes it a sci-fi tapestry not just worth getting lost in, but one that is deeply human as well. What a painful joy it is.
By Chase Hutchinson FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 17, 2023
Mars Express works because even its most outlandish and complex sci-fi concept is grounded in human drama.
By Rafael Motamayor FULL REVIEW
75
May 6, 2024
The noir thriller takes us on a contemplative tour of a thoughtfully considered future, where traveling between Lunar and Martian colonies is as easy as flight today.
By Autumn Wright FULL REVIEW
75
May 1, 2024
Mars Express may have benefited from the luxury of being able to slow down (this story could have easily sustained a 13 or 26-episode anime season), but Périn makes the most of its propulsiveness, as this eye-popping movie launches toward a future where tech might be liberated from the people who created it.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 17, 2023
It’s a technically accomplished work. The score is nervy pulsing and electronic, adding to the propulsion and tension of the storytelling.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Everybody on the Deck, Je Suis Bien Content, Ev.L Prod, Plume Finance, France 3 Cinéma, Shine Conseils, Gébéka Films, Amopix, Canal+, Ciné+, France Télévisions, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Région Réunion, Pictanovo, Région Hauts-de-France, Région Grand Est, Eurométropole de Strasbourg, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Magelis, Département de la Charente, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA), Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM)
Release Date May 3, 2024
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://gkids.com/films/mars-express/
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Awards

Viborg Animation Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fantasy Filmfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Festival du nouveau cinéma
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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