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| Directed by | Kurdwin Ayub |
| Written by | Kurdwin Ayub |
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| Cinematography | Klemens Hufnagl |
| Edited by | Roland Stöttinger |
Production company | Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Bendita Film Sales |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Austria [1] |
Moon, or Mond, is a 2024 film directed by Kurdwin Ayub. [1] It received a special jury prize in the International Competition section at the Locarno Film Festival. [2]
Originally, Ayub wanted to shoot in Iraq but found it too unsafe of a working environment for cast and crew. [3] Instead, most of principal photography was in Jordan. Ayub reported difficulties casting girls and women because "every time when we told them that we wanted them for the film, they ghosted us," later finding out that it was due to a lack of parent permission. [4]
The Guardian and Film Review gave the film three out of five stars. [5] [6] International Cinephile Society gave it three and a half stars out of five. [7]
Variety found some of the film "a bit clunky" but lauded the relationship between the women depicted. [2]
Arab News wrote that "Unfortunately, there are pitfalls in the narrative with some of the protagonist’s actions going unexplained but what keeps the work flowing is the beautiful relationship among the sisters and how they ultimately come to trust their trainer." [8]