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The Light of the Moon
2017 1h 34m
Drama
6.3
97%
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After her world is irrevocably changed, a successful New York City architect struggles to regain intimacy and control in her life.
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Directed By
Jessica M. Thompson
Written By
Jessica M. Thompson
Studio
Stedfast Productions
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Cast of The Light of the Moon
Stephanie Beatriz
Bonnie
Michael Stahl-David
Matt
Conrad Ricamora
Jack
Catherine Curtin
Kirra
Olga Merediz
Mariana
Cindy Cheung
Joanna
Susan Heyward
Grace
Craig Walker
Detective Lambert
Cara Loften
Priya
Michael Cuomo
Gaetano
Sarah Dacey Charles
Ariel
The Light of the Moon Reviews
RogerEbert.com
Sheila O'Malley
A nuanced and sensitive exploration of the many ways rape affects a person's life, even as she tries like hell to get back to normal.
Observer
Rex Reed
The movie is about choices, alternatives, and how one woman regains control and balance through patience, trust and courage.
indieWire
David Ehrlich
This is a micro-budget movie, cobbled together from the corners that it's cut and riddled with rookie mistakes, but none of that will likely matter to the people who need it most.
Dare Daniel
Daniel Barnes
The production values are low and other than Stephanie Beatriz's excellent work, the performances are amateurish, yet the film is thoughtful and detailed and non-exploitative.
Black Girl Nerds
Joi Childs
The Light of the Moon is lived-in, in every sense of the word. It's able to provide a point of view of how life continues after something as serious as sexual assault with sensitive but impactful micro-moments.
The Mary Sue
Teresa Jusino
The Light of the Moon succeeds with heart and sensitivity.
Common Sense Media
Renee Schonfeld
Intimate, mature drama chronicles aftermath of a rape.
Silver Screen Riot
Matt Oakes
Through it all, Beatriz is magnificent, offering a textured performance that throttles between grief, denial, strength, anger, always using her comedic chops to amplify the disconnect between Bonnie's attitude and her circumstance.
Los Angeles Times
Sheri Linden
A clear-eyed film that's clinical in its specifics.
New York Times
Teo Bugbee
As a resource for those looking to understand the process of recovery, it's hard to imagine a more comprehensive or sympathetic look at the challenge of surviving.
Village Voice
Tatiana Craine
The frank ways in which Thompson and Beatriz channel Bonnie make it clear that there's a lot of respect for this complex character navigating life-altering trauma.
Hollywood Reporter
Leslie Felperin
With the wider cultural conversation about rape culture, especially in the U.S., raging in the media, this honest and complex engagement with the subject is particularly welcome.
Variety
Andrew Barker
[This] simply-structured film is harrowingly effective in its streamlined, low-frills way: sensitive without ever being sanctimonious, brutally frank without ever lapsing into exploitation.
The Quietus
Christopher Machell
An intelligent and mature examination of the post-traumatic experience of sexual assault, depicting how even the good intentions of well-meaning people perpetuate a toxic culture of blaming and controlling victims.
Metro
Gregory Wakeman
... the film takes an intimate, brutal, but captivating look at the impact that sexual assault can have on a human being.
The Young Folks
Jim Alexander
The Light of the Moon is a tremendous film that will stick with you long after watching and may be one of the most important films that you watch this year.
Film Threat
Matthew Passantino
It's simple but effective and an assured debut by a first-time director.
Film Inquiry
Ryan Morris
The Light of the Moon isn't a film you forget easily. It takes on a global issue and acts as if it's something small, resulting in a film that feels both vitally important and imminently personal.
Movie Nation
Roger Moore
Overcomes an "SVU"/"Lifetime Original Movie" approach to a rape aftermath to get at difficult, compelling truths in a moving and well-played third act.
Shockya.com
Harvey S. Karten
A reasonably absorbing look at the dismay of a rape victim when she finds herself smothered with "understanding."
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