Half Moon is a part of the New Crowned Hope film series, a celebration of the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Mamo, an old Kurdish musician in the twilight of his life, plans to perform one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon is a beautiful and often humorous look into the lives of Kurdish wanderers.

"[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[7] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times wrote, "Fateful and funny, haunting and magical, Half Moon balances delicately between the harsh realities of its location and the mystical power of Mamo's visions.".