The Moonman

A quiet, haunting plunge into a grieving mind where reality and hallucination blur, demanding patience and rewarding it with fragile hope.

Directed by

Rodrigo Pérez Green

Genres

Drama, Fantasy

Starring

Manuel de la Serna, Rodrigo de la Serna, Flora Rivière

Overview

After a suicide attempt, writer Marcos Aguirre is admitted to a psychiatric hospital. His only companion is Julieta, his deceased wife, whose voice haunts him constantly. As treatment begins to silence her, strange signs emerge, leading Marcos to believe that perhaps Julieta is not just a hallucination. Confronted with his madness, his guilt, and an unfinished book, Marcos embarks on a journey through doubt, loss, and fragile connections, seeking to heal, to leave the moon behind, and to return to life on Earth.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Grief, madness, guilt, memory

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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