Full Moon (German: Vollmond) is a 1998 Swiss-German-French film directed and written by Fredi M. Murer. It centres on the disappearance of twelve children across SwitzerlandâÂÂs four language regions. The film shared the Grand Prix des Amériques at the 1998 Montreal World Film Festival and was nominated for Best Fiction Film at the 1999 Swiss Film Award.
The day after a full moon, twelve ten-year-old children disappear across SwitzerlandâÂÂs four language regions. A week later, each set of parents receives the same cryptic letter from the children. The letter sets out demands that must be met before the next full moon.
The cast includes:
The film shared the Grand Prix des Amériques at the 1998 Montreal World Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Fiction Film at the 1999 Swiss Film Award.
Filmdienst described the film as a utopian parable about Swiss society and the state of the world at the end of the millennium, but said it was ultimately unconvincing because it was overloaded with characters and themes. According to Filmpodium, the film develops into a fantastical protest by the children against the adultsâ lack of imagination and consideration, and shows strong elements of social satire.
The film premiered in March 1998. It was later screened at festivals including the Cairo International Film Festival in 1998, the Göteborg Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1999, the Moscow International Film Festival in 2001, the Fünf Seen Filmfestival in 2012, and the Zurich Film Festival in 2016.