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99 Moons

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99 Moons
Directed byJan Gassmann
Written byJan Gassmann
Produced byReto Schaerli
Lukas Hobi
StarringValentina Di Pace
Dominik Fellmann
CinematographyYunus Roy Imer
Edited byMiriam Maerk
Jacques L’Amour
Music byMichelle Gurevich
Production
company
Zodiac Pictures
Distributed byStrand Releasing
Release date
  • August 2022 (2022-08) (Edinburgh)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageGerman[1]

99 Moons is a 2022 Swiss drama film written and directed by Jan Gassmann and starring Valentina Di Pace and Dominik Fellmann.[2]

Cast

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  • Valentina Di Pace as Bigna
  • Dominik Fellmann as Frank
  • Danny Exnar as Georg
  • Jessica Huber as Barbara
  • Leo Matteo Girolamo[3]
  • Gregory Hari as Thaks
  • Lia J. von Blarer as Divna

Release

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The film was released in the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August 2022. That same month, it was announced that Strand Releasing acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[4]

Reception

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Claire Shaffer of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Gassmann clearly wants to explore the state of love and sexuality in the 2020s(...)but he succeeds only in conveying the pathologies of two people who can’t figure out what they want from each other."[1]

Amber Wilkinson of Screen International also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "While Gassmann captures the energy of a younger generation in which traditional ideas around relationships are shifting, he struggles to fully shape it into a compelling narrative."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Shaffer, Claire (March 9, 2023). "'99 Moons' Review: On-Again, Off-Again". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Linville, JD (May 19, 2022). "Jan Gassmann's '99 Moons' Brings Soul and Body to Cannes". Variety. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Wilkinson, Amber (May 20, 2022). "'99 Moons': Cannes Review". Screen International. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (August 3, 2022). "Strand Releasing Takes '99 Moons' for North America (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
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