Rabbit On The Moon (2006) Movie Information:

Rabbit On The Moon (2006) Directed by: Jorge Ramírez Suárez Rabbit On The Moon (2006) Written by: Jorge Ramírez Suárez Rabbit On The Moon (2006) Cast: Bruno Bichir, Lorraine Pilkington, Jesús Ochoa, Adam Kotz, Álvaro Guerrero, Rodrigo Murray, Emma Cunniffe, Reece Dinsdale, Carlos Cobos, Ricardo Blume, Adalberto Parra, Rodrigo Vazquez

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Rabbit On The Moon (2006) Synopsis:

As Mexican and UK officials engage in illicit dealings, a Mexico City artist Antonio (Bichir) innocently buys land from a dodgy salesman called Chubby (Cobos). But Chubby's involved in a political assassination, and the Mexican secret police, in search of a scapegoat, exploit the link to Antonio. A friend helps him flee to London, but his British wife Julie (Pilkington) and infant daughter are secretly imprisoned by the chief investigator (Ochoa). Meanwhile, Antonio is trying to find help in London, not realising that Julie's ex (Kotz) is actually an MI5 agent.

Rabbit On The Moon (2006) Movie Review:

With a willingness to boldly tell it like it is, this edgy and riveting political thriller digs deeply into corruption while telling an intensely personal story. It's powerful, harrowing and startlingly important.

As Mexican and UK officials engage in illicit dealings, a Mexico City artist Antonio (Bichir) innocently buys land from a dodgy salesman called Chubby (Cobos). But Chubby's involved in a political assassination, and the Mexican secret police, in search of a scapegoat, exploit the link to Antonio. A friend helps him flee to London, but his British wife Julie (Pilkington) and infant daughter are secretly imprisoned by the chief investigator (Ochoa). Meanwhile, Antonio is trying to find help in London, not realising that Julie's ex (Kotz) is actually an MI5 agent.

Writer-director Suárez kicks off the film at full speed with a bewildering array of politicians, thugs and innocent bystanders thrown into a stew of corruption, torture, murder and fear. It's thoroughly terrifying to contemplate how we'd react in the same situations. This is a story of everyday people unwittingly caught up in a massive conspiracy from which there seems to be no escape. The people in power can do whatever they like, while those who elected them are defenceless.

There's an edgy, relentless urgency to the filmmaking style that refuses to play it safe. Even a few badly contrived plot points can't undermine the film's bold story and unflinching themes. It helps that the script is extremely realistic, with actors who deliver raw, gritty performances. It's also especially well edited, cutting between the various story threads to keep us utterly gripped to each element of the plot. (The title refers to one of Antonio's paintings.)

Reminiscent of Traffic or Syriana, this film touches on all aspects of government corruption, dodgy arms deals, drug money, black market babies, secret prisons and the mistreatment of political prisoners. It also bravely challenges our belief that these things can't possibly happen in a "civilised society", even if it's the UK's legal system that ultimately comes to the rescue. Despite its flaws, this is an important, courageous movie.

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Rabbit On The Moon (2006) review written by: Rich Cline