TheMartinsfamilyareoptimisticdreamers,quietlyleadingtheirlivesinthemarginsofamajorBraziliancityfollowingthedisappointinginaugurationofafar-rightextremistpresident.Alower-middle-classBlackfamily,theyfeelthestrainoftheirnewrealityasthepoliticaldustsettles.Tércia,themother,reinterpretsherworldafteranunexpectedencounterleavesherwonderingifshe’scursed.Herhusband,Wellington,putsallofhishopesintothesoccercareeroftheirson,Deivinho,whoreluctantlyfollowshisfather’sambitionsdespitesecretlyaspiringtostudyastrophysicsandcolonizeMars.Meanwhile,theirolderdaughter,Eunice,fallsinlovewithafree-spiritedyoungwomanandponderswhetherit’stimetoleavehome. Writer-directorGabrielMartinsweavesatenderandupliftingtapestryofaBrazilianfamilywhoseaffectionforeachotherispalpableineveryframe,mininghisdelightfulcastforauthenticperformancesbrimmingwithhumorandcharm.Delicatelybalancingitscharactersastheyfindthemselvesandtheircountryatacrossroads,MarteUm(MarsOne)invitesustodreambeyondthestarsaaa
