Rotten
There's an air of prefab provocation about the whole thing, and viewers should know that the director has a penchant for squirm-inducing images, not all of them strictly necessary.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
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.
Director and cast
- Paula van der Oest Director
- Laurien van den Broeck as Claire
- Hunter Bussemaker as Boy
- Andrew Howard as Gang Leader
- Johan Leysen as Father
- Franck Sasonoff as Escort
- David Bustard as Gang Member
- Jemma Redgrave as Mother
- Sarah Markianidis as Girl Student
- Emma Drews as Daphne
- Halina Reijn as crazy woman in car
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Moonlight is a disturbing and daring thriller with an exceptional performance by 13-year-old Laurien Van den Broeck.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten
A wild dream that spins into a nightmare, Moonlight isn't quite as provocative as it aims to be.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
In this English-language Dutch thriller, a 13-year-old girl and a young Afghan drug courier fall in love while fleeing his employers.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
Not only is the candid (but never prurient) treatment of early-teen sexuality and drug use too hot to handle, but the narrative blend of fairy-tale wonder and nightmare logic feels sui generis.
Joshua Land, Village Voice
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