Presented as part of FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA 2024

In the 23rd century, a private detective and her android partner are hired by a wealthy businessman to hunt down an infamous cybernetics hacker. On Mars, they venture deep into the heart of the planet’s capital, discovering a web of intrigue involving brain farms, corruption and a girl’s disappearance that may reveal a truth about robots that could revolutionize society.

Mars Express fuses the science fiction neon noir of Blade Runner with the sleek animation of mind melters like Ghost in the Shell and Paprika to reach for new philosophical insight into our relationship with technology, without ever compromising the excitement of its race-against-the-clock pacing.

Presented in French with English Subtitles. Screens with pre-feature short ASTRONOTS.

Rating

R18+

Duration

88 MINS