For a Moment, The Moon and Stars Aligned

A quiet, salt-air mood piece that lingers on longing and gossip, pressing you into one woman's stifled inner life.

Directed by

A. Khairunnisa Nur

Genres

Drama

Starring

Ira FAI, Tory Maheswara, Naharina

Overview

Bulan, the wife of a fisherman named Lallo, who lives by the Galesong coast with her mother-in-law, Daeng Ngiji, waiting for her husband’s return from the sea. While enduring loneliness and the burden of being a fisherman’s wife, Bulan forms a forbidden emotional connection with Aldebaran, the young son of her husband’s superior. As gossip and tension rise within the coastal community, Bulan’s inner turmoil pushes her toward rebellion against her fate.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, loneliness, love, rebellion

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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