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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
Real life deprogrammers and ex-Moonies reenact one person’s journey into and out of the Unification Church in this compelling docudrama. Moonchild is an eye-opening glimpse of a religious cult from an insider’s point of view.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 54GoodWatch 67
IMDb5.4
Running time
49 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −60 min on the typical 109
typical 10949Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1983
January 3, 1983
43 years ago
Genres
DramaDocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 1
- Anne Makepeace Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- James Bierman Writer
Camera · 1
- Donald Sellers Camera Operator
Sound · 1
- Judy Karp Sound
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