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Moonlight (2016)

M/16 | | Drama | 2 February 2017 (Portugal)
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A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.

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Terrence
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Azu (as Duan 'Sandy' Sanderson)
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Little (as Alex Hibbert)
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Teresa
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Herman 'Caheei McGloun ...
Longshoreman (as Herman 'Caheej' McCloun)
Kamal Ani-Bellow ...
Portable Boy 1
Keomi Givens ...
Portable Boy 2
Eddie Blanchard ...
Portable Boy 3
Rudi Goblen ...
Gee
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Mr. Pierce
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Terrel
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Three time periods - young adolescence, mid-teen and young adult - in the life of black-American Chiron is presented. When a child, Chiron lives with his single, crack addict mother Paula in a crime ridden neighborhood in Miami. Chiron is a shy, withdrawn child largely due to his small size and being neglected by his mother, who is more concerned about getting her fixes and satisfying her carnal needs than taking care of him. Because of these issues, Chiron is bullied, the slurs hurled at him which he doesn't understand beyond knowing that they are meant to be hurtful. Besides his same aged Cuban-American friend Kevin, Chiron is given what little guidance he has in life from a neighborhood drug dealer named Juan, who can see that he is neglected, and Juan's caring girlfriend Teresa, whose home acts as a sanctuary away from the bullies and away from Paula's abuse. With this childhood as a foundation, Chiron may have a predetermined path in life, one that will only be magnified in terms... Written by Huggo

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Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$402,075 (USA) (21 October 2016)

Gross:

$19,407,307 (USA) (3 February 2017)
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During an interview, director Barry Jenkins mentioned that the idea of using the song Every N*gger Is A Star by Boris Gardiner came from a sample from Kendrick Lamars album To Pimp A Butterfly which starts with a sample of the original song. See more »

Quotes

Paula: [to Juan] You ever see the way he walk? You're gonna tell him why the other boys kick his ass all the time?
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HELLO STRANGER
Written by Barbara Lewis
Performed by Barbara Lewis
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)
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Masterwork
3 September 2016 | by (Phoenix) – See all my reviews

Told in three parts, the story of a bullied boy ('Little") growing up with a lack of love and guidance in the slums of Miami, his life as an isolated, beleaguered teenager ("Chiron") and finally his persona and relationships as a man ("Black" ).

Script, directing, acting, cinematography, music were all outstanding. The acting will blow you away.

The themes at play have rarely been given such a realistic rendering. You feel as if you are watching a real boy cope with the strange unfairness he finds at every turn. And you are grateful for the occasional kindnesses he receives. The audience I was with at Telluride LOVED it. I feel it is a masterpiece.


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