Ares
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Ares

6.0 / 10 2016 1h 20mNR French
Science FictionDramaThriller

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Ola Rapace

Ola Rapace

Arès

Lead
Micha Lescot

Micha Lescot

Myosotis

Ruth Vega Fernandez

Ruth Vega Fernandez

Anna

Thierry Hancisse

Thierry Hancisse

Coach

Hélène Fillières

Hélène Fillières

Altman

Éva Lallier

Éva Lallier

Anouk

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

PDG Donevia

Élina Solomon

Élina Solomon

Mae

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Patrick Benes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Ares is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker