After shooting his wife in a jealous rage, Los decides to run away from Earth to planet Mars together with Gussev and Kratsov. On their arrival they are welcomed by Aelita, a queen who has been deprived of her power. The government of Mars, very unstable due to intensive wars, has to deal with the growing discontent of Martians. To prevent any attempt of an uprising the prime minister, opposed to Aelita, puts Los and his friends under arrest. The Martian revolution is on the way… The first Science-fiction film in the Soviet Union, and probably the first feature film in history to deal fully with space travellers. In 1925 Protazanov won the first prize in the International Exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris with  Aelita . We have to highlight the constructivist costumes designed by Aleksandra Ekster, as well as the constructivist scenery by Isaac Rabinovich and Víctor Simov. Aelita´s influence can be seen in latter films, notably in series like Flash Gordon  or in Fritz Lang´s masterpiece Metropolis. This jewel of silent cinema has to be rescued from oblivion.