Ares

Ares

2016 · 80 min · FR · 6.1 (292 votes)
Dir. Jean-Patrick Benes · Starring Ola Rapace, Micha Lescot, Ruth Vega Fernandez, Thierry Hancisse, Hélène Fillières, Éva Lallier · Music Alex Cortés
Science FictionDramaThriller

In a near future, the world order has changed. With its 10 millions of unemployed citizens, France has now become a poor country. Its people wavers between rebellion and resignation and find an outlet in the shape of TV broadcast ultra brutal fights in which the players are legally doped and unscrupulous.

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A grim, near-future Paris pulsates with a desperate energy. This is a world of stark inequality, where brutal, televised fights offer a fleeting escape. It feels raw, dangerous, and unsparingly bleak.

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