Moon Child

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.

Cast

Maribel Martín

as Victoria

Lisa Gerrard

as Georgina

Lucia Bosè

as Directora

Mary Carrillo

as Anciana carbonera

Günter Meisner

as Abuelo militar

Enrique Saldana

as David

David Sust

as Edgar

Heidi Ben Amar

as Mid-e-mid

Lydia Azzopardi

as Abuela mora

Jack Birkett

as Invalid

Reviews

CRCulver

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 ...

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