Moon Child (1989)

05/05/1989Fantasy, Drama, Science Fiction1h 58m
  • User
    Score

Overview

Adopted by a treacherous semi-scientific cult where extraordinary mental powers are common, extraordinary 12-year-old David begins an archetypal journey across two continents to find his destiny as Child of the Moon.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Maribel Martín

    Victoria

  2. Cast 1

    Lisa Gerrard

    Georgina

  3. Cast 1

    Lucia Bosè

    Directora

  4. Cast 1

    Mary Carrillo

    Anciana carbonera

  5. Cast 1

    Günter Meisner

    Abuelo militar

  6. Enrique Saldana

    David

  7. Cast 1

    David Sust

    Edgar

  8. Heidi Ben Amar

    Mid-e-mid

  9. Lydia Azzopardi

    Abuela mora

The protagonist of Augustin Villaronga's 1989 film <i>El niño de la luna</i> (Moonchild) is David (Enrique Saldana), a little orphan with, we're told, mysterious powers usually manifested as telekinesis. One day, David is adopted from the orphange by the stern Ms. Victoria (Maribel Martin), only to find that his new home is a research facility where children like him are studied in an attempt to create some kind of supermen. Hearing that the uncivilized blacks of Africa have a prophecy about a white "child of the moon", the little misfit escapes, taking with him two other research specimens, E...

Status Released

Original LanguageSpanish 

Budget-

Revenue -

keywords