In the Shadow of the Moon

2019 · 115 min · EN · R · 6.2 (1,670 votes)

Dir. Jim Mickle · Starring Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Michael C. Hall, Bokeem Woodbine, Sarah Dugdale, Rudi Dharmalingam · Music Jeff Grace

“Some crimes defy time.”

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In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.

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This is a relentless, mind-bending journey into obsession and the crushing weight of time. It feels like a gritty, atmospheric descent into a detective's unraveling sanity, wrapped in a mysterious sci-fi puzzle. The mood is tense and melancholic, driven by an unyielding pursuit of an inexplicable truth.

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