Moonglow

Plot

In 1970s Manila, a jaded police detective, who, unbeknownst to her colleagues, is the mastermind behind a successful heist, is paired up with her former lover, an obsessively truth-seeking detective, to crack the very crime that she orchestrated.

About Moonglow

Moonglow is a 2026 neo-noir romantic thriller film directed, written, and produced by Isabel Sandoval, who also stars in the lead role. Set in Manila in 1979 during Ferdinand Marcos's martial law, the film follows Dahlia (Sandoval), a police officer who commits a robbery and is then assigned to investigate her own crime alongside a former lover, Charlie (Arjo Atayde). The film premiered in the Big Screen Competition at the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam on February 4, 2026. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its atmospheric visuals but criticized its pacing and narrative tension.

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