Lopdell Precinct Film Fest 2024: The Moon is Upside Down

Starting at 8.00pm : The Moon is Upside Down
R16 | 100 mins | Comedy, Drama | NZ new release

In this New Zealand black comedy, three women - a duped mail-order bride, a numbed anaesthetist determined to have a romantic weekend, and an empty nester on an unexpected mission of mercy - each navigates her way through an unfamiliar landscape and the contours of the human heart. The Moon is Upside Down will be a polarising and provocative entry into the local roster. It swings from tender and reflective one moment, to raucous and gleefully filthy the next, without striking a false note. It is a film that asks us to fill in some of the backstory ourselves and be prepared to change our opinions of the people on-screen. There is certainly no one here who is wholly bad or blameless, except Natalia perhaps, who is probably the latter.