'Marte Um' will represent Brazil at the Oscars: 'a love letter to Brazilians'
The film marks Gabriel Martins' debut in a solo feature film, following "No coração do mundo" in partnership with Maurilio Martins.
Da RFI - The film "Marte Um" (Mars One), directed by Gabriel Martins, will represent Brazil at the Oscars. The plot, which tells the story of a black boy from the outskirts of Belo Horizonte who aspires to be an astronaut, is set against the backdrop of the dreams of a country in transformation, shortly after the 2018 presidential election.
"Marte Um" was among the finalists to represent Brazil alongside "A mãe" by Cristiano Burlan, "A viagem de Pedro" by Laís Bodanzky, "Carvão" by Carolina Markowicz, "Pacificado" by Paxton Winters, and "Paloma" by Marcelo Gomes.
The film marks Gabriel Martins' debut in a solo feature film, following "No coração do mundo" in partnership with Maurilio Martins.
“Marte Um” was well received at international events. In March of this year, it participated in the Toulouse Film Festival in France, where it was highly praised.
At the time, in an interview with RFI, the director said that his film was "a love letter to Brazilians." "I consider myself a person very passionate about Brazil. Even in the face of bad circumstances, I never wanted to leave or ignore it; I always confront the country head-on, and this film is, in a way, an unfolding of that," the director declared.
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