I was on Mars
(orig. )
Germany 1991
Director: Dani Levy
Script: Dani Levy, Maria Schrader
Camera: Carl-F. Koschnik
Editor: Susanne Lahaye
Music: Niki Reiser
Actors: Maria Schrader, Dani Levy, Mario Giacalone
Production: Fama-Film AG, Luna-Film GmbH
Distribution: X-Filme
87 Min., 35mm, colour, original with german subtitles
The young Pole Silva fulfills a dream: going to New York with only a few hundred dollars. Soon she meets a charming swindler called Alio who steals all her money. But she is not one for giving up quickly. She goes looking for Alio, meets Nico, his cousin, who wants to make up for Alio’s wrongdoing. A love triangle begins …
Dani Levy
Born in Switzerland. Famous for his bizarre comedies about the German-Jewish relations.
Films (selection)
1989 RobbyKallePaul
1998 Meschugge
2005 Alles auf Zucker
2010 Das Leben ist zu lang
2013 Schmutziger Donnerstag