Greetings From Mars
Children’s film / Sarah Winkenstette / Germany / 2024 / 90 min / German / FSK 6 / recommended from 8 years-old
When her mother has to go to China for work, stubborn Tom (10) and his siblings Elmar (13) and Nina (15) go to their grandparents in the countryside. But grandma and grandpa have completely forgotten about their grandchildren's visit. Tom survives by seeing the whole ordeal as preparation for his mission to Mars.
GREETINGS FROM MARS is a funny and touching comedy about the big goals of an outsider whose otherness is at the same time his secret strength and which brings together two generations that, at first, face each other like beings from strange planets.
Film discussion: Can you have big goals in life even if you're not like everyone else? Psychologist André Frank Zimpel is neurodivergent himself and talks about his research and his own answers to this question.
