Children of the Moon (2006)

Paul wants to become an astronaut. It is his favorite game. Pauls older sister, Lisa is playing his assistant in the spaceship. Lisa meets Simon and he also joins in but when Paul's physical conditions worsen, the game needs to favor Paul.

Director:

Manuela Stacke

Writer:

Katrin Milhahn

Stars:

Leonie Krahl, Lucas Calmus, Lucas Hardt

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leonie Krahl	...	Lisa
Lucas Calmus	...	Paul
Lucas Hardt	...	Simon
Renate Krößner	...	Mutter
Walter Kreye	...	Dr. Maurer
Leonore von Stürler	...	Ina
Pia Micaela Barucki	...	Annabel (as Pia-Micaela Barucki)
Nina Sarakini	...	Nina
Henriette Mehner	...	Sarah Clara
Dorina Kalkum	...	Lisas Freundin
Deborah Kaufmann	...	Klassenlehrerin
Heidi Weigelt	...	Sport- / Mathelehrerin
Rolf Krieg	...	Krankenpfleger
Regine Schmitz	...	Freundin der Mutter (as Regine Albrecht-Schmitz)
Kai Herfurth	...	Simons Freund

Storyline

Paul wants to become an astronaut. It is his favorite game. Pauls older sister, Lisa is playing his assistant in the spaceship. Lisa meets Simon and he also joins in but when Paul's physical conditions worsen, the game needs to favor Paul.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

14 December 2006 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Children of the Moon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF), LUNA-Film GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Space Night (1994)

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Soundtracks

Wunschfrei
Written by Suzie Kerstgens / Tom Deininger (as Thomas Deiniger) / Sten Servaes
(c) by Universal Music Publishing GmbH / Modernsoul
Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing GmbH

User Reviews

Personal lives must be sacrificed in order to improve family lives

Mondscheinkinder is a poignant film about Paul,a small boy suffering from an incurable skin disease.He would like to become a famous astronaut at any cost.It is rather tragic that neither Paul's mother nor his sister Lisa can help him in getting him out of his misery.Lisa has fallen in love with a boy and her life is not the same as it used to be in the past.For her début film,German director Manuela Stacke has created a good amalgamation of a feature film and some animation elements.Her film questions the attitudes of German children towards Bikes,Skateboarding etc.It is through Paul's seclusion that we are being shown that it is not so easy for a secluded kid to change his troubled existence.This film is a good example of a relationship involving a brother and a sister even though sometimes fights do occur between Lisa and Paul.Mondscheinkinder appears as a radical film as realities depicted in it are completely true to German sensibilities.It is one of a kind of film that educates us that family ties can be improved by concentrating more on the well being of family members.