9 Full Moons (2013) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Frankie and Lev try to build a life together as emotional hardship, musical conflict, and an uncertain pregnancy unsettle their plans.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Reconnection Marked by Pain

Frankie and Lev reconnect and enter an intense relationship. Frankie discloses that she was raped after seeing him, while their bond continues to deepen amid her loneliness and past relationship damage.

Key Events

• Frankie and Lev Reconnect — Frankie and Lev reconnect and are drawn into an intense, unsettled relationship. Characters: Frankie, Lev Location: Unspecified
• Frankie Discloses the Rape — Frankie tells Lev she was raped after seeing him and says she is physically all right. Characters: Frankie, Lev Location: Unspecified
• Their Bond Deepens — Despite their unsettled circumstances, Frankie and Lev grow closer. Characters: Frankie, Lev Location: Unspecified
• Frankie Faces Loneliness — Frankie struggles with loneliness and the damage of past relationships. Characters: Frankie Location: Unspecified

Music and Creative Friction

Lev pursues musician work and joins a recording project with Charlie King Nash. Charlie's control over the music frustrates Lev and contributes to a bitter confrontation.

Key Events

• Lev Pursues Music — Lev pursues work as a musician while seeking a place in the music business. Characters: Lev Location: Unspecified
• Recording Project Begins — Lev is brought into a recording project with Charlie King Nash. Characters: Lev, Charlie King Nash Location: Recording project
• Creative Control Frustrates Lev — Charlie controls the music in ways that frustrate Lev. Characters: Lev, Charlie King Nash Location: Recording project
• Musical Confrontation — Conflict over the project contributes to a bitter confrontation. Characters: Lev, Charlie King Nash Location: Unspecified

Hopes for a Family

Frankie and Lev share domestic life, and Lev learns that Frankie is pregnant. He moves from shock to delight, and a doctor says the pregnancy looks healthy.

Key Events

• A Shared Domestic Life — Frankie and Lev build a life together and share domestic moments. Characters: Frankie, Lev Location: Shared home
• Frankie Is Pregnant — Lev learns that Frankie is pregnant and is initially stunned. Characters: Frankie, Lev Location: Unspecified
• Lev Welcomes the Prospect — Lev becomes delighted by the prospect of having a child. Characters: Frankie, Lev Location: Unspecified
• Pregnancy Checkup — They visit a doctor, who says the pregnancy looks healthy and reminds Frankie to take prenatal vitamins. Characters: Frankie, Lev Location: Doctor's office

Plans Under Pressure

Lev's career troubles worsen, while Frankie reassures him and considers taking a part-time job. At a later clinic appointment, Frankie is told the pregnancy needs to be removed and is prepared for a procedure.

Key Events

• Lev Loses Ground — Lev's career troubles worsen, and he loses ground in the musical project as Frankie reassures him. Characters: Lev, Frankie Location: Unspecified
• Clinic Procedure Preparations — At an appointment, Frankie is told the pregnancy needs to be removed and is prepared for a procedure. Characters: Frankie Location: Clinic

An Unresolved Future

Frankie looks for work and faces questions about family responsibilities and smoking. In another scene, she rejects people offering drugs and urging her to join them, leaving the couple's future unresolved.

Key Events

• Frankie Seeks Work — Frankie looks for work and is asked about family responsibilities and smoking. Characters: Frankie Location: Job interview
• Distressed by Drug Offers — People offer Frankie drugs and urge her to join them; she appears distressed and asks them to leave. Characters: Frankie Location: Unspecified

Story Breakdown

• Reconnection and Disclosure — Frankie and Lev reconnect, while Frankie shares a traumatic experience that complicates their closeness.
  • Renewed Connection — Frankie and Lev reconnect and are drawn into an intense relationship.
  • Traumatic Disclosure — Frankie tells Lev she was raped after seeing him and says she is physically all right.
• Frankie's Personal Struggles — Frankie contends with loneliness and the effects of past relationships while trying to move forward.
  • Loneliness — Frankie struggles with loneliness as her relationship with Lev develops.
  • Past Relationship Damage — The plot describes Frankie as dealing with damage from past relationships.
• Lev's Musical Pursuit — Lev pursues a music career through a recording project that brings him into conflict with Charlie King Nash.
  • Recording Opportunity — Lev is brought into a recording project with Charlie King Nash.
  • Creative Confrontation — Charlie's control over the music frustrates Lev and contributes to a bitter confrontation.
• Building a Shared Life — Frankie and Lev create a domestic life together, but their stability is challenged by career and family pressures.
  • Domestic Moments — The couple shares domestic moments and builds a life together.
  • Career Strain — Lev loses ground in the musical project, and Frankie reassures him that they will manage.
• Pregnancy and Hope — Frankie's pregnancy brings a hopeful prospect that is initially welcomed by Lev and assessed by a doctor.
  • Pregnancy Revelation — Lev is initially stunned when he learns Frankie is pregnant, then becomes delighted about having a child.
  • Doctor's Reassurance — A doctor says the pregnancy looks healthy and reminds Frankie to take prenatal vitamins.
• Plans Become Uncertain — Frankie faces a clinic procedure, seeks work, and encounters a distressing social environment as the excerpts leave her future unresolved.
  • Clinic Appointment — Frankie is told the pregnancy needs to be removed and is prepared for a procedure.
  • Work and Drug Offers — Frankie looks for work and later asks people offering drugs to leave.

Directed by

Tomer Almagor

Key Cast

• Harry Dean Stanton — Dimitri
• Bret Roberts — Lev
• Amy Seimetz — Frankie
• Donal Logue — Charlie King Nash
• Brian McGuire — Ronnie