Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

5.5IMDb Score
Released:2012-08-20
Genre:Drama
Duration:26 min
Director:Alexander Gaeta
Actors:Pamela Bowen, Rachel Grate, Zachary Haven, Anita Davenport, Frederick Lawrence
Production:

Overview:

Marcy Meyers is down on her luck. Faced with piling bills, the remnants of a failed marriage, and now an imminent home foreclosure, she has nowhere to turn but to the hope of a miracle. That miracle she finds in Shoot the Moon, a national game show that promises a one in a lifetime chance to win it all. But Marcy's faith in the show comes with a price. As her relationship with her daughter Alice is put to the test, the clock ticks towards a seemingly inescapable fate. Shoot the Moon tells the story of miracles and the extraordinary place they are found.

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