The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay

The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay

The Daughter He Never Knew. The Dad She Never Had. One Summer To Get It Right.

200384 min5.9 / 10

A heartfelt family drama about a daughter and estranged father learning to reconnect over one transformative summer, balancing disappointment with redemption.

A college girl decides to get to know her estranged father before she begins her education, but his life turns out to be nothing that she expected.

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