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Mars Express

Mars Express

Built to serve. Programmed to live.

20237.51h 29m

Overview

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, political corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.

Directed by Jérémie Périn
Written by Jérémie Périn, Laurent Sarfati
Produced by Didier Creste, Gaëlle Bayssière
Box OfficeBudget: $7.9MRevenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Léa Drucker

Léa Drucker

Aline Ruby (voice)

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Chris Royjacker (voice)

Daniel Njo Lobé

Daniel Njo Lobé

Carlos Rivera (voice)

Marie Bouvet

Marie Bouvet

Roberta Williams (voice)

Sébastien Chassagne

Sébastien Chassagne

Inspecteur Simon Gordaux (voice)

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Beryl (voice)

Geneviève Doang

Geneviève Doang

Jun Chow / Jun Chow 2 (voice)

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Thomas Roditi

LEM (voice)

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Thierry Jahn

Vlasek / Vendeur / Homme du bar (voice)

Serge Faliu

Serge Faliu

Faux M. Chow / Père de Jun / Reporter / Technicien (voice)

Themes & Keywords

androidman vs machineplanet marshackerfemale protagonistcyberpunkrobotprivate detectiveadult animationnear futurearrogantcliché

About Mars Express

Mars Express is a animation, science fiction, action, mystery film released in 2023 exploring themes of android, man vs machine, planet mars, hacker, female protagonist, cyberpunk. Directed by Jérémie Périn, it stars Léa Drucker, Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Njo Lobé. 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, political corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.

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