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  2. Moonlight (2016 film) - Wikipedia

    • Romanski proposed Juan be played by Mahershala Ali, who had a role in one of her previously produced films, Kicks. Jenkins was hesitant when casting Ali due to his role as Remy Danton in House of Cards; however, he was convinced after witnessing Ali's acting range and understanding of his character. See more

    Release dateNovember 18, 2016 (USA)
    Content ratingR
    GenreDrama
    Directed byBarry Jenkins
    Overview

    Moonlight is a 2016 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. It stars Trevante R… See more

    Plot

    In Liberty City, Miami at the height of the crack epidemic, Afro-Cuban drug dealer Juan finds Chiron, a withdrawn child who goes by the nickname "Little", hiding from a group of bullies in a crackhouse. Juan lets Chiron spe… See more

    Cast

    • Chiron (/ʃaɪˈroʊn/ shy-ROHN), the film's protagonist
    • Kevin, Chiron's romantic interest
    Naomie Harris as Paula, Chiron's drug addict mother… See more

    Production

    In 2003, Tarell Alvin McCraney wrote the semi-autobiographical play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue to cope with his mother's death from AIDS. The theater piece was shelved for about a decade before it se… See more

    Themes

    Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian, lists "love, sex, survival, mothers and father figures" among its themes, particularly the lack of a nurturing father. However, A. O. Scott of The New York Times cites the character Juan as an exampl… See more

     
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