Moonlight

A hushed, tense coming-of-age romance that keeps you leaning in as danger creeps closer to a fragile secret.

Directed by

Paula van der Oest

Genres

Thriller, Romance

Starring

Laurien van den Broeck, Hunter Bussemaker, Andrew Howard

Overview

Claire lives with her wealthy adopted parents in a luxurious and isolated house in the woods. She discovers a wounded and bleeding boy her age in her family's garden shed. The boy is a young drug courier from Afghanistan; shot and wounded after serving his purpose as human packing material. Claire decides to keep the boy a secret. He slowly recovers under her care; and they fall in love. When the drug dealers return and Claire's family is due to move back to the city; they decide to flee; though Claire finds it difficult to outrun her past as an abandoned child.

How it feels

Tense, romantic, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Love, isolation, survival, crime

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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

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