United States / Jun 02, 2005 / Seattle International Film Festival
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Somewhere deep, deep in Russia there is a town called Marks (named after Karl Marks, founder of Communism theory) where all people are working on toy factory and receiving their wages as toys. News from other cities are arriving on very rare occasion. One morning, Boris, a former boxing who is running from something, wakes up in train and see four letters MAR_S. From his first steps he starts to meet new people as Gregori, young man with a dream who is in love with local librarian, Greta, whose dream is to get out from this god-forgotten town. With each new step, he is meeting new people, but the past is hard to escape
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nadezhda Kamenkovitch | Nadya (as Nadya Kamenkovich) |
| Aleksandr Ilin | |
| Gali Abaydulov | |
| Andrey Batukhanov | |
| Vladimir Kremena |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Марс |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Russia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studio SLON, Central Partnership |
| Release date | 11 novembre 2004 |
| Production | Sabina Eremeeva, Ruben Dishdishyan |
| Writer | Anna Melikyan |
| Editing | Ivan Lebedev |
| Cinematography | Oleg Lukichyov, Oleg Shuvaev, Grigoriy Yablochnikov, Yuri Levchenko |
| Assistant directors | Marina Kopylkova, Tatyana Sulyaeva, Anna Melikyan |
| Camera operators | Oleg Shuvaev, Grigoriy Yablochnikov, Yuri Levchenko, Oleg Lukichyov |
| Additional photography | Oleg Shuvaev, Grigoriy Yablochnikov, Yuri Levchenko, Oleg Lukichyov |
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| Production design | Ulyana Ryabova |
| Art direction | Ulyana Ryabova |
| Set decoration | Ulyana Ryabova |
| Stunts | Oleg Poddubnyy |
| Music | Alexei Aigui, Aleksandr Kopeykin |
| Sound | Aleksandr Kopeykin, Alexei Aigui |
| Costume design | Marina Ananyeva, Elvira Emelyanova |
| Makeup | Elvira Emelyanova, Marina Ananyeva |
| Hairstyling | Elvira Emelyanova, Marina Ananyeva |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 240.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Oct 15, 2005 / Warsaw Film Festival
Argentina / Mar 10, 2006 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
Czechia / Jul 04, 2009 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Russia / Nov 11, 2004 / 12+
Poland / Dec 02, 2005
Italy / Mar 28, 2008
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