Two families trade bamboo huts for British council flats — culture shock has never been this human.
Moving to Mars charts the epic journey made by two Burmese families from a vast refugee camp on the Thai/Burma border to their new homes in the UK. At times hilarious, at times emotional, their travels provide a fascinating and unique insight not only into the effects of migration, but also into one of the most important current political crises - Burma.
Direction
Whitecross finds poetry in supermarket aisles and immigration offices.
Editing
Seamlessly weaves geopolitical context with kitchen-table intimacy.
Director
Mat Whitecross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during the 2007 Saffron Revolution; Whitecross smuggled footage out of Burma hidden in underwear.
The title's 'Mars' isn't metaphor — it's what one child actually called Sheffield, having never seen a Western city.
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