Mars (2004 film) 1994218 211215423 2008-05-09T08:08:39Z 209.181.58.51 '''''Mars''''' ('''''Марс''''') 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 [[boxing|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 toy]]s, which function as a local currency. The boxer is [[color blindness|color blind]]; his color blindness is portrayed, for example, by a profusion of blue apples. The city of Mars was formerly called [[Karl Marx|Marks]]: ''Марс'' as opposed to ''Маркс'', the name change being effected by removing one letter from the roof of the railway station. ==External links== *{{imdb title|id=0417949|title=Mars}} {{2000s-comedy-film-stub}} [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:Russian films]] [[ru:Марс (фильм, 2004)]]