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Full Moon (1998)

Full Moon(1998)

Original title: Vollmond
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    • 2h 4m
    • March 13, 1998(Switzerland)
    • 6.0/10 (183)
DramaMysteryThriller
  • The day after the night of the full moon, 12 children all 10 years of age are found to be missing in the four language regions of Switzerland. The police and the media reassuringly claim tha... Read allThe day after the night of the full moon, 12 children all 10 years of age are found to be missing in the four language regions of Switzerland. The police and the media reassuringly claim that there are plenty of leads and clues.The day after the night of the full moon, 12 children all 10 years of age are found to be missing in the four language regions of Switzerland. The police and the media reassuringly claim that there are plenty of leads and clues.

  • Stars
    • Hanspeter Müller
    • Lilo Baur
    • Benedict Freitag
  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total
  • Reviews
    • 3 User reviews
    • 12 Critic reviews
  • Photos & videos
    • 2 Photos

Director

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  • Fredi M. Murer
    Fredi M. Murer

Writer

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(in alphabetical order)
  • Fredi M. Murer
    Fredi M. Murer
    writer

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Hanspeter Müller
    Hanspeter Müller
    Anatol Wasser
  • Lilo Baur
    Lilo Baur
    Irene Escher
  • Benedict Freitag
    Benedict Freitag
    Max Escher
  • Mariebelle Kuhn
    Mariebelle Kuhn
    Emmi Escher
  • Joseph Scheidegger
    Joseph Scheidegger
    Oskar Fürst
  • Verena Zimmermann
    Verena Zimmermann
    Elsy Fürst
  • Soraya Sala
    Soraya Sala
    Vera
    (as Soraya Gomaa)
  • Sara Capretti
    Sara Capretti
    Yvonne Botta
  • Hans-Peter Ulli
    Hans-Peter Ulli
    Twerenbold
    (as Hanspeter Ulli)
  • Eleni Haupt
    Eleni Haupt
    Julie Hauser
  • Max Rüdlinger
    Max Rüdlinger
    Sicherheitschef KKW
  • Oscar Bingisser
    Oscar Bingisser
    Hannes Noll
  • Karin Pfammatter
    Karin Pfammatter
    Iris Noll
  • Andreas Löffel
    Andreas Löffel
    Bruno Ackerknecht
  • Luiza Maria Priester
    Luiza Maria Priester
    Gloria Ackerknecht
  • Franca Basoli
    Franca Basoli
    Betty Eisenmann
  • Gerd David
    Gerd David
    Philipp Eisenmann
  • Teco Celio
    Teco Celio
    Flavio Gilardi
  • Angelika Bartsch
    Angelika Bartsch
    Ingeborg Gilardi-Hölzle
  • Jaap Achterberg
    Jaap Achterberg
    Reto Grond
  • Olivia Brunaux
    Olivia Brunaux
    Selina Grond
  • Jacques Chailleux in Going Places (1974)
    Jacques Chailleux
    Jacques Chailleux
    Nicolas Rochat
  • Yolande Moreau in Micmacs (2009)
    Yolande Moreau
    Yolande Moreau
    Marie Rochat
  • Enzo Scanzi
    Enzo Scanzi
    Massimo Ferrari
  • Graziella Rossi
    Graziella Rossi
    Rosa Ferrari
  • Michael Neuenschwander
    Michael Neuenschwander
    Michael Neuenschwander
    Heinz Tobler
  • Brigitta Weber
    Brigitta Weber
    Barbara Tobler
  • Nathalie Jeannet
    Nathalie Jeannet
    Madeleine Maillard
  • Albert Kaelin
    Albert Kaelin
    Ernst Steiner
  • Katrin Brenk
    Katrin Brenk
    Antoinette Steiner
    (as Kathrin Brenk)
  • Marita Breuer in Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision (2013)
    Marita Breuer
    Marita Breuer
    Arina Weisshaupt
  • Felix Rellstab
    Felix Rellstab
    Joseph Sandmeyer
  • Renate Steiger
    Renate Steiger
    Irma
  • Hans-Rudolf Twerenbold
    Hans-Rudolf Twerenbold
    Polizeichef
    (as Hansrudolf Twerenbold)
  • René Peier
    René Peier
    Staatsanwalt
  • Markus Wolff
    Markus Wolff
    Bibliothekar KKW
  • Manfred Andrae
    Manfred Andrae
    Direktor KKW
  • Priska Weidmann
    Priska Weidmann
    Lehrerin
  • Nicolas Rüttimann
    Nicolas Rüttimann
    Claudio
  • Tondi Dzvokora
    Tondi Dzvokora
    Omm
  • Peter Hottinger
    Peter Hottinger
    Peter Hottinger
    Notfallarzt
  • Daniel Bill
    Daniel Bill
    Polizist Schilter
  • Walter Küng
    Walter Küng
    Polizist Wicki
  • Katharina Wilden
    Katharina Wilden
    Laborantin
  • Franz Ettlin
    Franz Ettlin
    Wirt
  • Anton Ponrayah
    Anton Ponrayah
    Krankenpfleger
    (as Anton Ponrajah)
  • Toni Acklin
    Toni Acklin
    Flugassistent
  • Lilian Fritz
    Lilian Fritz
    Sekretärin
  • Bengy
    Bengy
    Argo der Hund
  • Shelley Kästner
    Shelley Kästner
    Reporterin Sabeth
  • Sandra Moser
    Sandra Moser
    Sandra Moser
    Kamerafrau
  • Nana Krüger
    Nana Krüger
    Moderatorin
  • Alexander Seibt
    Alexander Seibt
    Alexander Seibt
    Joschi von Muralt
  • Jo Dunkel
    Jo Dunkel
    Vital Vitali
  • Katharina Tanner
    Katharina Tanner
    Schriftstellerin
  • Patrice Gilly
    Patrice Gilly
    Industrieller
  • Pia Waibel
    Pia Waibel
    Politikerin
  • Daniel Kasztura
    Daniel Kasztura
    Sozialethiker
  • Paul Lohr
    Paul Lohr
    Theologe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Chandra Goetz
    Chandra Goetz
    Alice
  • James A. 'Aj Nytronics' Minoggio
    James A. 'Aj Nytronics' Minoggio
    Child at the feet of the big stone
    (uncredited)
  • Carol Schuler
    Carol Schuler
    Carol Schuler
    G
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Karl Baumgartner
    Karl Baumgartner
    co-producer
  • Raimond Goebel
    Raimond Goebel
    co-producer
  • Marcel Hoehn
    Marcel Hoehn
    producer
  • Bruno Pesery
    Bruno Pesery
    co-producer (as Bruno Pésery)

Composer

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  • Mario Beretta
    Mario Beretta

Cinematographer

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  • Pio Corradi
    Pio Corradi

Editors

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  • Loredana Cristelli
    Loredana Cristelli
  • Isabel Meier
    Isabel Meier

Casting

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  • Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
    Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
    France
  • Clemens Erbach
    Clemens Erbach
    Germany
  • Corinna Glaus
    Corinna Glaus
    Switzerland

Production Designer

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  • Susanne Jauch
    Susanne Jauch

Costume Designer

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  • Claudia Flütsch
    Claudia Flütsch

Makeup Department

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  • Ronald Fahm
    Ronald Fahm
    hair stylist
  • Martine Felber
    Martine Felber
    makeup artist
  • Marion Korsten
    Marion Korsten
    makeup artist
  • Silka Lisku
    Silka Lisku
    makeup artist (as Silka Lieska)
  • Doris Lohmann
    Doris Lohmann
    hair stylist
  • Karin Lucas
    Karin Lucas
    makeup artist
  • Lydia Pujols
    Lydia Pujols
    key makeup artist

Production Management

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  • Dieter Adenacker
    Dieter Adenacker
    production manager
  • Giorgia De Coppi
    Giorgia De Coppi
    unit manager
  • Gaby Montag
    Gaby Montag
    unit manager
  • Antje Paul Leinberger
    Antje Paul Leinberger
    executive in charge of production (as Antje Paul)
  • Heinrich Reinacher
    Heinrich Reinacher
    assistant unit manager
  • Henriette Scherer
    Henriette Scherer
    unit manager intern (as Henriette Wills-Scherer)
  • Peter Spoerri
    Peter Spoerri
    production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Tobias Ineichen
    Tobias Ineichen
    second assistant director
  • Marcel Just
    Marcel Just
    first assistant director

Art Department

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  • Monika Bregger
    Monika Bregger
    assistant art director
  • Thérèse Traber
    Thérèse Traber
    on-set dresser

Sound Department

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  • Max Bauer
    Max Bauer
    foley artist
  • Martina Baur
    Martina Baur
    sound assistant
  • Uli Borlinghaus
    Uli Borlinghaus
    sound assistant
  • Samuel Cohen
    Samuel Cohen
    boom operator
  • Holger Dembowski
    Holger Dembowski
    sound assistant
  • Günter Friedhoff
    Günter Friedhoff
    sound technician (as Günther Friedhoff)
  • Walter Jodl
    Walter Jodl
    sound assistant
  • Henri Maïkoff
    Henri Maïkoff
    sound
  • Martin Steyer
    Martin Steyer
    re-recording mixer
  • Patrick Storck
    Patrick Storck
    sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Ricardo Barbosa
    Ricardo Barbosa
    lighting technician
  • Markus Behle
    Markus Behle
    lighting technician
  • Peter Demmer
    Peter Demmer
    key grip
  • Guntram Frieske
    Guntram Frieske
    lighting technician
  • Karl-Heinz Gundlach
    Karl-Heinz Gundlach
    lighting technician
  • Stefan Ley
    Stefan Ley
    lighting technician
  • Patrick Lindenmaier
    Patrick Lindenmaier
    steadycam operator / underwater photographer
  • Tom Mauss
    Tom Mauss
    lighting technician
  • Tom Meyer
    Tom Meyer
    gaffer
  • Margit Mohndorf
    Margit Mohndorf
    assistant camera (as Maret Mohndorf)

Casting Department

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  • Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
    Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
    extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Sabine Murer
    Sabine Murer
    assistant costume designer
  • Catherine Schneider
    Catherine Schneider
    wardrobe

Editorial Department

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  • Rosa Albrecht
    Rosa Albrecht
    assistant editor (as Rosmarie Albrecht)
  • Marina Wernli
    Marina Wernli
    assistant editor

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Barbara Krieger
    Barbara Krieger
    continuity (as Barbara Koller)

Production Department

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  • Esther Friedrich
    Esther Friedrich
    production assistant
  • Sandra Gisler
    Sandra Gisler
    assistant production manager
  • Yasmin Welti
    Yasmin Welti
    production assistant
  • Birgit Wittemann
    Birgit Wittemann
    production assistant

Production Finance and Accounting

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  • Laurence Picollec
    Laurence Picollec
    finance

Property Department

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  • Thérèse Traber
    Thérèse Traber
    props

Additional Crew

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  • Claudia Schurian
    Claudia Schurian
    post-production coordinator

Production Companies

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  • T&C Film AG
  • Pandora Filmproduktion
  • Arena Films
  • ARTE
  • Canal+
  • DRS
  • Teleclub AG
  • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Distributors

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  • Columbus Film
    • (Switzerland, 1998)(theatrical)
  • Pandora Film Verleih
    • (Germany, 1999)(theatrical)
  • Pierre Grise Distribution
    • (France, 1999)(theatrical)
  • Euro Space
  • Kinowelt Home Entertainment
    • (Germany, 2007)(DVD)
  • filmo - Verein CH.Film
    • (Switzerland, 2022)(digitally restored Director's Cut, video)

Other Companies

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  • Outcast
    • (Casting, Germany)
  • Ruhr Sound Studios
    • (post-production sound services)

Storyline

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The day after the night of the full moon, 12 children all 10 years of age are found to be missing in the four language regions of Switzerland. The police and the media reassuringly claim that there are plenty of leads and clues. No kidnapper comes forward to contradict them. At the end of one week, all the parents receive the exact same letter from the children, written in cryptic language. By the next full moon they must have deciphered the letter and complied with all its requirements, or else... A dramatic-ironic tale that reveals the current state of Switzerland. Switzerland as a metaphor. Or: a plea for less logic and more imagination in our world. —Ulf Kjell Gür
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  • Plot summary
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  • Genres
    • Drama
    • Mystery
    • Thriller
  • Certificates
    • France:Tous publics
    • Switzerland:12(canton of Geneva)
    • Switzerland:12(canton of Vaud)
  • Parents guide
    • Add content advisory

Did you know

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  • Quotes

    [first lines]

    Emmi Escher: Where is Toni?

  • Alternate versions
    Director Fredi M. Murer edited a new director's cut in 2022 for the re-edition at filmo.ch
  • Connections
    Featured in The Flower of Evil (2003)

Details

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  • Release date
    • March 13, 1998 (Switzerland)
  • Countries of origin
    • Switzerland
    • Germany
    • France
  • Official sites
    • Director's official site
    • Production's official site
  • Languages
    • Swiss German
    • French
    • Italian
    • German
  • Also known as
    • Full-Moon
  • Filming locations
    • Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
  • Production companies
    • T&C Film AG
    • Pandora Filmproduktion
    • Arena Films
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Technical specifications

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  • Runtime
    • 2h 4m(124 min) (Japan)
    • 2h 1m(121 min) (Colombia)
    • 2h 4m(124 min) (United States)
    • 1h 55m(115 min) (director's cut)
  • Color
    • Color
  • Aspect ratio
    • 1.85 : 1
  • Negative Format
    • 35 mm
  • Printed Film Format
    • 35 mm

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