Martian Child

It sets out to be whimsy, and it mostly succeeds. A bereaved sci-fi writer adopts a child who claims to be from Mars. It's sweet enough, and achieves escape velocity from total sentimentality.

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Menno Meyjes directed Martian Child in 2007. See Menno Meyjes's full filmography, where to start with Menno Meyjes, or where to go after you've seen everything by Menno Meyjes.

Martian Child was released in 2007 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.