All the Moons

Set in the war ravaged Basque countryside in the early 20th century, the story traces the journey of a young orphan girl (played by the beguiling Haizea Carneros) after she is miraculously saved from imminent death by a mysterious stranger with special powers.

Playing more like a drama with touches of dark fantasy than conventional 'horror', the film recalls Let the Right One In, Pan's Labyrinth and Black Bread.

A haunting and lyrical fairy tale, All the Moons eschews plot in favour of atmosphere and emotion.

The film manages to add a fresh new take to the over-saturated vampire sub-genre while delivering a truly moving cinematic experience.

... but I still felt obliged to offer praise. This has almost all of the elements that a "good film" (not "movie") should have. The last movie that I watched before this was Micheal Bay's "Ambulance" (unfortunately), which was a big budget train wreck and polar opposite to the thought, direction, and care that went into this film. Looking back, I don't think I can think of a single thing I can remember being wrong in this film, and if you like what you read in the first 7 reviews, you will enjoy this.

The movie is breathtaking. True art on screen. It's rare to see such an amazing execution of a worn out topic. Music is beautiful as well, acting immaculate, story very imaginative. Amazing.

Very moody, dark, yet very poetically made vampire fantasy. This story also tells you that sometimes immortality is not as usually thought to be a blessing but a lament torture. Seeing the love ones, those who you finally getting familiar with, either becoming old, dying and dead. Being immortal is an eternal punishment and torture, becoming a vampire is not a blessing but a curse. Forever young might be the ultimate desire to some people, but to some people, existence with a lifespan limitation might turn out a better choice since getting old is already a burden when every part of your physical being is gradually weakened, longevity is not what people usually dream of.

I enjoyed the film because I didn't know what to expect. I would still classify the film as a horror, as result of some very frightening scenes. I won't say when, that is apart of the surprise! I will let the audience find that out for themselves. The performances seemed very real to me and authentic. The story spoke for itself. The cinematography is breath taking! I like the scenery and the beautiful colours. There were some obvious attributes of the main character that told what she was, but it didn't seem very clear to me at the time, and I almost didn't really seem to even notice until later on in the plot. I don't understand why that happened? I loved how the director used the characters to draw you into the story line by not knowing what was going to happen next. I also like how the main character goes through a metamorphosis of change, but remains almost the same, but doesn't! How is that possible?