Moon’s Heart

(El corazón de la luna)

Aldo Salvini / Peru / 2021 / 80 min
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  • Academy Awards

    Peru's Official Selection for Best International Film

  • Festival Sci-Fi London

    Best Feature Film

  • Festival Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival

    Best Actress

  • The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival

    Best Actress

  • Fantaspoa

    Best Actress

  • Premios Luces, Peru

    Best Actress

  • Canary Islands Int'l Independent and Author Film Festival

    Special Mention of the Jury
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No Dialogue

With Haydee Cáceres, Bruno Balbuena, Sergio Velasco, Mirta Urbina, César Chirinos

Selected by the Ministry of Culture as the Peruvian entry for Best International Film at the 95th Academy Awards, Moon’s Hart is a mesmerizing, dialogue-free fantasy drama.

Haydeé Cáceres delivers a stunning performance as M, an elderly woman adrift in life, homeless, and overlooked by society. Her solitary days, filled with nostalgic memories and a haunting darkness, take a turn when she encounters a tiny creature—a mere ant—and chooses to share her world with it. As her story unfolds, a mysterious “mechanical angel” arrives, offering hope and transformation.

Blending existential themes with inventive cinematic storytelling, this award-winning film immerses viewers through its evocative use of imagery, sound, and music, earning accolades at the SCI-FI London Film Festival and the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival, among others.

Press

“El Corazón de la Luna enshrouds the audience with audiovisual charm and a curated aesthetic, eschewing traditional and unnecessary dialogue so common in commercial films.” – Zoraida Rengifo, Cinencuentro

“Before being a fantasy film, El Corazón de la Luna is a heartfelt drama that focuses solely in its protagonist... her universe, both tragic and healing.” – Carlos Esquives, Cinencuentro

About the Director
Aldo Salvini is a celebrated director and writer. He began his career in 1991 with four short films produced by Francisco Lombardi and Inca Producciones. His debut feature film, Bala perdida (2001), produced by Iguana Producciones, won the Critics’ Prize at the 5th Lima Film Festival. In 2005, he directed the documentary El caudillo pardo, earning another Critics’ Prize at the 9th Lima Film Festival.

In 2018, Salvini directed two sequels to the iconic Peruvian film Django: la otra cara: Django: En el nombre del hijo and Django: Sangre de mi sangre. The latter became his highest-grossing work to date. In 2021, Salvini gained international acclaim with Moon’s Heart, the first Peruvian film to win Best Film at the SCI-FI London Film Festival, along with a Best Actress award for Haydeé Cáceres.

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