''Mars'' (russian: Марс) is a 2004
Russian film, directed and written by
Anna Melikian
Anna Melikian ( hy, Աննա Մելիքյան; russian: Анна Меликян; born February 8, 1976) is a Russian film and TV director/ producer whose work has been recognized with various awards at major international film festivals. After he ...
. Set in a small Russian city of Mars, the film tells the story of a professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
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
Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to l ...
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.
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2004 films
Magic realism films
2004 comedy films
Films directed by Anna Melikian
Russian comedy films
2000s Russian-language films
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