Dark Side of the Moon

Dark Side of the Moon

Top secret.

Directed by William Karel

Produced by ARTE, Point du Jour

200252 min7.1 / 10

A playful mockumentary that weaponizes the Apollo 11 conspiracy theory to explore how easily documentary form can manipulate belief and blur truth from fiction.

A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the title Opération Lune. The basic premise for the film is the theory that the television footage from the Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked and actually recorded in a studio by the CIA with help from director Stanley Kubrick.

Questions people ask

  • Does Dark Side of the Moon end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Dark Side of the Moon scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Dark Side of the Moon violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Dark Side of the Moon sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Dark Side of the Moon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

87/ 100

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