The Insatiable Moon

The Insatiable Moon (2011)

Sometimes you have to let go and see where you end up

When Arthur, self-proclaimed son of God, sets off on a mission to find the Queen of Heaven, his world changes.

Date of release
2011-03-04
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama
Director
Rosemary Riddell

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Zealand

The Insatiable Moon is a 2010 New Zealand drama film, based on a 1997 novel of the same name by Mike Riddell, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was directed by Rosemary Riddell, and stars Rawiri Paratene in the leading role as Arthur, self-proclaimed second son of God. Arthur sets off on a mission to find the 'Queen of Heaven', and finds her in Margaret, just as the community boarding house he calls home faces threat.

Production

The Insatiable Moon originally had a budget of NZ$6 million, but the New Zealand Film Commission pulled its share of the funding, reducing the production budget to $340,000, and $120,000 for post-production.

The film was to star James Nesbitt and Timothy Spall as two of the leads. Their roles were recast when the bulk of the funding was pulled. Mike Riddell's wife Rosemary directed the film, her prior experience primarily in the theatre and one short film.

Principal photography took place over five weeks, with another six weeks set for post-production.

The opening track of the movie, "The Sound", is by Luke Hurley as a busker playing his own song. As well he wrote many riffs for the project and recommended his Dunedin friend Neville Copland to be composer.

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