Screening of the film “The Martian,” followed by discussions

Movie Night and Meet-and-Greet with Speakers from the Bar des Sciences
February 27, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., Maison des étudiants Aimé Schoenig, Richter Site, Rue Vendémiaire
Reception in the MdE lobby starting at 6:00 p.m., featuring live music by a surprise band

"The Martian" by Ridley Scott

Synopsis:

During a mission to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left for dead by his crewmates after a storm forces them to make an emergency departure. But Mark survived and is now alone, with no way to return, on a hostile planet. He’ll have to rely on his intelligence and ingenuity to try to survive and find a way to contact Earth. 225 million kilometers away, NASA and scientists around the world are working tirelessly to save him, while his crewmates attempt to organize a mission to rescue him, risking their own lives in the process.

Talk/discussion with:

• astronomer Gérard Jasniewicz of the Montpellier Universe and Particles Laboratory (LUPM);
• astrophysicist Julien Morin of the Montpellier Universe and Particles Laboratory (LUPM);
• chemist Laurent Boiteau of the Max Mousseron Institute of Biomolecules.

The purpose of the discussion is to explore the possibility of life elsewhere on Earth, the origins of life, and exoplanets, as well as to provide insights into the film.