Underplayed Gems

The Day of Full Moon (1998)

The Day of Full Moon poster
Original title
День полнолуния
Directed by
Karen Shakhnazarov
Genre
drama film, pritcha
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
6+
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

The film follows multiple characters in Moscow over the course of a full moon. Their stories weave together to show different experiences of connection and solitude.

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What happens

Day of the Full Moon (Russian: День полнолуния, romanized: Den polnoluniya) is a 1998 parable drama film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. It premiered on television on November 2, 1998, on TNT. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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