Synopsis:
A boy wins a new toy in a claw machine – an ordinary Martian doll. It turns out that things are not that simple, the boy finds himself on Mars and he has to fight with a whole bunch of the Martians.
- Director:
- Nils Skapāns
- Year:
- 2015
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Claymation
- Original title:
- Marsietis
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Roberts Vinovskis
- Script writer:
- Nils Skapāns
- Music composer:
- Jekabs Nimanis
- Distribution:
- MAGNETFILM
- Tags:
- Humor, Surreal, Animals, Light-hearted, Non-violent
- Audience:
- 4+
- Festival selections:
- Zlín Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival
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