Des nouvelles de la planète Mars

2016Movie⏱️ 1h 41mNot Rated

ComedyDrama

⭐ 6.2

IMDB Rating

1,400 votes

Philippe Mars is a pleasant 40-something whose meeting with a psychotic college friend who is in search of love profoundly changes his life.

Director

Dominik Moll

Writers

Dominik Moll, Gilles Marchand

Stars

François Damiens, Vincent Macaigne, Veerle Baetens

Release Date

July 22, 2016

Language

French

Country

France, Belgium

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Nominations

💬 5

Reviews

📋 1.3K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

François Damiens

as Philippe Mars

Vincent Macaigne

as Jérôme

Veerle Baetens

as Chloé

Jeanne Guittet

as Sarah Mars

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Tom Rivoire

as Grégoire Mars

Michel Aumont

as Le père

Catherine Samie

as La mère

Philippe Laudenbach

as Le vieux voisin

Olivia Côte

as Fabienne Mars, alias Xanaé

Léa Drucker

as Myriam

💰 Box Office

$78,132

Worldwide Gross

$310

Domestic Gross

$24

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Color

Filming Location

Studios de Bry - 2 avenue de l'Europe, Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France

Production

Diaphana Production, Artémis Productions, France 3 Cinéma

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🎯 Categories

FrenchComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Quirky French comedy about family bonds and self respect. Slowburning, gentle and occasionally incredibly funny.

by imseeg • 2019-01-25

7/10

"The French are quite good at these subtle melancholic comedies, which are mostly funny because of the bizarre conflicts people get themselves into. This picture is about a nice and very kind man, who gets suckered into giving shelter to a mentally disturbed collegue who had accidentally attacked him with an axe at work. Yes, you read it correctly. Sounds bizarre, yet despite the (accidental) axe attack this kind and gentle father of two kids, decides to take the mentally disturbed collegue into his house anyway. Then (hilarious) troubling events start occuring when this mental patient starts t..."