“When you see a trailer for I Want to Live on Mars, OK, it doesn’t have the huge Hollywood budgets, but it has more passion. I’m going to put it on my watchlist.”

“Micro budget gem that evokes the work of Ken Loach and Andrei Tarkovsky, but remains the unique vision of director Mariya Somova.”

“Mariya Somova’s I Want to Live on Mars portrays a stunning portrait of something that once was, offering the viewers a look in on what happens to those left behind by the rest of the world.”

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“Somova does let these two friends get to Mars, but not in the way originally thought. How they do so is not a cop-out but a recognition of the motivation behind that big “aimless” plan. For the Mars they envision is some mythical place that’s a lot better than the no-place they’re trying to leave behind.”

“With I Want to Live on Mars, Mariya Somova has written and directed an adorable, off-kilter and poignant film about people just trying to find their place in the world. ”

“Written and directed by Mariya Somova, I Want To Live On Mars is a coming-of-age teen drama. However, the narrative thrust is not typical of the genre. It features a story full of several poetic turnarounds of events that find meaning through metaphors and delightful and absurdist mischief.”