This story takes place in a remote and semi abandoned train station in the northern desert of Mexico: ‘Estación Marte’ (Mars Station). Mars is not only the fourth planet in our Solar System, it is also a small community in the state of Coahuila where, as in the ‘red planet’, it is hard to believe that life exists. It is no coincidence that the place named after the Roman god of war, because in that arid territory, life in whatever form struggles to exist in extreme conditions. Marte is also a natural laboratory where scientists investigate the origin of life based on unique paleontological evidence that has been discovered there. A rumor has spread among its 560 inhabitants: NASA is interested in buying their land because it allegedly has a strange electromagnetic field. But the ‘Martians’ do not want to leave their home, even though the truth is that an important foreign mining company has ceased operations in that location and there is no work to be found. Science and fiction coexist in the reality of this small Mexican village that, due to its geographical location, can also help us understand the origin of life. Thus, the narrative of this documentary takes place between the scientific discourse on the origin of the Universe and life, accompanied by a philosophical meditation on the stories of solitude and neglect of the ‘Martians’ who live in ‘Estación Marte’, Coahuila.
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