In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.

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Cardiff Animation Festival is excited to bring this visually spectacular, tense sci-fi thriller to Chapter Cinema. Directed by Jérémie Périn, Mars Express is full of cosmic and existential dizziness given by the classics of the genre, such as Alien, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Robocop. Don't miss this rare chance to witness Mars Express on the big screen, here in Cardiff!

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Content Warnings: Violence, death.