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Moonface: A Woman in the War
7.0 / 10• 2019• 1h 7m•NR• Spanish
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
A walk through the life and career of the legendary French photojournalist Christine Spengler, known as Moonface, one of the few female war reporters in the seventies, also a writer and surrealist painter, who worked in Chad, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and other places where unfortunately war and death prevailed for years.
Cast & Crew
CS
Christine Spengler
Self - Photojournalist
Lead
Christian Lacroix
Self - Fashion Designer
PW
Phillippe Warner
Self - Christine's Companion
HS
Huguette Spengler
Self - Christine's Mother (archive footage)
Yasser Arafat
Self - Politician (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Xavi Herrero's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Moonface: A Woman in the War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
