
Bonnie, a young, successful Latina architect, is assaulted while walking home from an evening out with friends in Brooklyn. At first, she emphatically denies the impact of what has just happened to her, rejecting her long-term boyfriend Matt's efforts to help her cope. She fights to regain normalcy and control of her life, but recovery is more complicated than expected. Her attempt to recapture the intimacy she previously had with Matt falters and cracks begin to surface in t... (Full plot summary below)
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Bonnie, a young, successful Latina architect, is assaulted while walking home from an evening out with friends in Brooklyn. At first, she emphatically denies the impact of what has just happened to her, rejecting her long-term boyfriend Matt's efforts to help her cope. She fights to regain normalcy and control of her life, but recovery is more complicated than expected. Her attempt to recapture the intimacy she previously had with Matt falters and cracks begin to surface in their relationship. An assault on another woman in the neighborhood only drives Bonnie further into denial, before an encounter with an at-risk woman causes her to face the truth and confront her own self-blame.
Leave your thoughts about The Light of the Moon.
| The Young FolksJim AlexanderThe 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. |
| Silver Screen RiotMatt OakesThrough 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. |
| New York TimesTeo BugbeeAs 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. |
| Film ThreatMatthew PassantinoIt's simple but effective and an assured debut by a first-time director. |
| ObserverRex ReedIt’s not for the squeamish, but required viewing for anyone with a conscience and the need for justice. |
| MetroGregory Wakeman... the film takes an intimate, brutal, but captivating look at the impact that sexual assault can have on a human being. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenThe film's concerns are profoundly therapeutic, but it nimbly avoids every therapy-drama cliché. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Charles MudedeWhat the director wants us to understand, what the film dramatizes with a complexity that will likely feel personal, is that there isn't only one way to respond to rape. |
| Birth.Movies.Death.Travis LeamonsThe Light of the Moon is an admirable film about a challenging topic. Thompson tackles the subject of rape directly and honestly and doesn't shy away from its inflicted wounds. |
| El antepenúltimo mohicanoAlberto Sáez Villarino... [director Jessica M] Thompson's film composes a congruent manifesto to understand the need to respect a person's determination on how to focus the rest of their own life. [Full review in Spanish] |