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Mercano, le martien

Original title: Mercano, el marciano
  • 2002
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  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Mercano, le martien (2002)
Adult AnimationSatireAnimationComedySci-Fi

When his pet is killed by a probe from earth, Mercano, a Martian, travels to earth angered. Landing in Buenos Aires, at first no one takes any notice of him.When his pet is killed by a probe from earth, Mercano, a Martian, travels to earth angered. Landing in Buenos Aires, at first no one takes any notice of him.When his pet is killed by a probe from earth, Mercano, a Martian, travels to earth angered. Landing in Buenos Aires, at first no one takes any notice of him.

  • Director
    • Juan Antin
  • Writers
    • Juan Antin
    • Lautaro Núñez de Arco
  • Stars
    • Graciela Borges
    • Roberto Carnaghi
    • Fabio Alberti
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    533
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Juan Antin
    • Writers
      • Juan Antin
      • Lautaro Núñez de Arco
    • Stars
      • Graciela Borges
      • Roberto Carnaghi
      • Fabio Alberti
    • 7User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Graciela Borges
    Graciela Borges
    • Madre Julián
    • (voice)
    Roberto Carnaghi
    Roberto Carnaghi
    • Sr. Informática
    • (voice)
    Fabio Alberti
    • Sr. Marketing
    • (voice)
    • …
    Damián Dreizik
    • Teo
    • (voice)
    • …
    Alejandro Nagy
    • Sr. Economía
    • (voice)
    Manuel Antin
    Manuel Antin
    • Sr Tecnología
    • (voice)
    Queco Gervais
    • Sr. Genética
    • (voice)
    Juan Antin
    • Mercano
    • (voice)
    Ayar Blasco
    • Julián
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mariano Sister
    • Policeman
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Juan Antin
    • Writers
      • Juan Antin
      • Lautaro Núñez de Arco
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    10aaydede

    one of the best animation movies

    I always found the animation movies boring to some extent. However, this very funny movie made me change my opinion. The very well thought of jokes added a lot to the humorous atmosphere of the movie. ALong with the jokes a very important message for the whole human kind was expressed. I found it rather ironic to warn the world about the dangers of technology via an animation film which can be considered as an outcome of technology itself. If you are against technology and globalization then you'll surely love this movie. Anyways, the theme was good, the characters were funny. Especially Mercano is a very hilarious character and a cute one indeed. I would also commend on the script of the movie which seemed very professional and well thought of. Even though at the end of the movie, things get a bit strange, when people start dancing around, I would recommend this movie to everyone.
    mblousonet

    A little bit of this!, A little bit of that!

    ¨Mercano, el marciano¨ is one of the best animations films ever made in argentina. It`s different from anything done in the country and it has a new Acid view of reality. The voices and actors are great!. It remembers me ¨Bar Imperial¨ from Gabriel Grieco. Both films from 2002. It has the same kind of humor and the same kind of plot, a mix from fantasy and realism. I think that this new kind of cinema is growing bigger in argentina, and both Antin and Grieco are the new names of this phenomenon. What is this new fantastic cinema about? It has a little bit of genre movies, a little bit of elements from classic genre movies, but it also has a particular view of the terrible reality that is happening in argentina. A mix from ¨Pizza Birra y Faso¨ style and classic genre movies. It`s more than a simple entertaining movie. Caetano is trying to follow the same new style with ¨Un Oso Rojo¨, a mix of western and realism. I think that soon or later this will become the new argentinian cinema, a mix between entertaining a nd neorealism. Why? Because people is tired of the same kind of movies, they need a mix... a little bit of this, a little bit of that...
    10maranafuentes

    Before and after Mercano

    Mercano el Marciano is the most original animation film ever. It is hilarious and crude, crazy and smart. It is a mix of genres and has a solid style. This is the real "new argentinian cinema".
    8pdx3525

    A "South Park" and "Beavis and Butthead" for the Southern Cone

    "Mercano, the Martian" is the first full-length animated movie made in Argentina. Heavily influenced by the crude graphic styles and jokes of "South Park" and "Beavis and Butthead", "Mercano" uses the trademark gore and grossness of those shows to make its comedic points while delivering serious warnings about technology and globalization. There are also jokes about plastic surgery and psychiatry – two uniquely Argentine obsessions – that you would only find in a picture set in Buenos Aires as well as depressingly accurate depictions of that city's tough street life. This is odd but entertaining movie made even more enjoyable by a big ending that includes a South Park-style musical number.
    fpatania

    Mercano is back!

    Great movie. it has a new style in argentine cinema. It combines fantasy and neorealism. Antin , Caetano and Grieco, are the new names of this new kind of cinema. A cinema that shows the terrible things that are happening in argentina with genre movies. It´s not ¨pizza birra y faso¨ it shows the same but it also entertains people with classic genre plots.

    Caestano is following the same path with ¨Un oso rojo¨ , a path that started with Mercano, el marciano (antin) , Bar Imperial (grieco), both from 2002. Must see this movie! Mercano is back from the tv serires, better than ever.

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      Director Juan Antin hired students of his class to work on the movie.
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      References Star Trek (1966)

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2004 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Argentina
    • Official site
      • Oficcial Site (Argentina)
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Mercano the Martian
    • Filming locations
      • Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
    • Production companies
      • Malcriados
      • Universidad del Cine
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    • Budget
      • $600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,715
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 12m(72 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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