Mars (2004 film)
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Mars is a 2004 Russia
n film, directed and written by Anna Melikian
. Set in a small Russian city of Mars, the film tells the story of a professional boxer
who has run away from his life to a small Russian town on the coast of the Black Sea
.
The story contains elements of surrealism
and magical realism. The town's main industry is the manufacture of plush toys, which function as a local currency. The boxer is color blind
; his color blindness is portrayed, for example, by a profusion of blue apples.
The city of Mars was formerly called Marks
: Марс as opposed to Маркс, the name change being effected by removing one letter from the roof of the railway station.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n film, directed and written by Anna Melikian
Anna Melikian
Anna Melikian is an Armenian film and TV director/ producer whose work has been recognized with several awards...
. Set in a small Russian city of Mars, the film tells the story of a professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who has run away from his life to a small Russian town on the coast of the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
.
The story contains elements of surrealism
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
and magical realism. The town's main industry is the manufacture of plush toys, which function as a local currency. The boxer is color blind
Color blindness
Color blindness or color vision deficiency is the inability or decreased ability to see color, or perceive color differences, under lighting conditions when color vision is not normally impaired...
; his color blindness is portrayed, for example, by a profusion of blue apples.
The city of Mars was formerly called Marks
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
: Марс as opposed to Маркс, the name change being effected by removing one letter from the roof of the railway station.