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Quick Info

Rating

6.1/10

Release2016

Runtime1h 20m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Gaumont

Cinéfrance 1888

Albertine Productions

Movie

Ares

2016

1h 20m

6.1

Science Fiction

Drama

Thriller

Synopsis

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.

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