The Light of the Moon (2017)

Directed by

Jessica M. Thompson

Genre

drama film, independent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An architect in New York City copes with the aftermath of a sexual assault over six weeks. The film focuses on how the event reshapes her relationship with her boyfriend.

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What happens

The Light of the Moon is a 2017 American drama film written, directed, and edited by Jessica M. Thompson in her feature directorial debut. Starring Stephanie Beatriz and Michael Stahl-David, the film follows Bonnie (Beatriz), an architect who is raped by a stranger in New York City and covers a six-week period following the assault and deals with the resulting impact on her and the changes in her relationships, particularly with her boyfriend Matt (Stahl-David). Beatriz also served as one of the executive producers of the film. The Light of the Moon premiered at South by Southwest on March 24, 2017, where it won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature. The Film was theatrically released in the United States on November 1, 2017, to critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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