Reaching for the Moon's uptight sensibilities sometimes play more pretentious than poetic, but solid performances and sumptuous photography leave a lingering longing for love in the tropics.
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Reaching for the Moon
Movie Info
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Director -
Bruno Barreto -
Producer -
Lucy Barreto , Paula Barreto -
Screenwriter -
Matthew Chapman , Julie Sayres -
Distributor -
Wolfe Releasing -
Production Co -
LC Barreto -
Genre -
Biography , Drama , Romance , LGBTQ+ -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 8, 2013, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 22, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 58m