Ares

Ares

2016 · 80 min · ★ 6.0 · Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller

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.

Directed by Jean-Patrick Benes · Written by Jérémie Guez

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