NEWS FROM PLANET MARS
by Dominik Moll
Synopsis: Philippe Mars is a reasonable man in an unreasonable world. He’s trying to be a good father, a kind ex-husband, a nice colleague, an understanding sibling… But the planets have not been exactly aligned in his favor lately. With his son turning into a hardcore vegan, his daughter into a pathological overachiever and his sister selling oversized paintings of their naked parents, it seems to our ever-so prudent Philippe that everyone around him is starting to behave more and more erratically… When his more than over the top colleague Jérôme accidentally chops off his ear and then moves into Philippe’s apartment, things start to go from bad to insane for our hero.
Cast: François Damiens, Vincent Macaigne, Veerle Baetens and Léa Drucker
2016 / France, Belgium / 101 min / French
Produced by Diaphana Films (Harry, He’s Here To Help, Playing Dead, Persepolis)
“Life on Mars gets quirky in this convincing French dramedy. An amusing mid-life crisis saga with strong performances”
— The Hollywood Reporter
“An hilarious comedy from director Dominik Moll. News From Planet Mars provides a great deal of laughs with its intelligently laid-out nonsense”
— The Upcoming
