Moonlight (2016)
Storyline
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Directors
Cast
Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Edson Jean, Trevante Rhodes, Jharrel Jerome, Alex Hibbert, Jaden Piner, Patrick Decile, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Rudi Goblen, Herveline Moncion, Fransley Hyppolite, Larry Anderson, Tanisha Cidel, Stephon Bron, Don Seward, Justin Ebenhack
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Reviews
100
Like Brokeback Mountain a decade ago, Moonlight is a piece of art that will transform lives long after it leaves theaters.
100
Barry Jenkins' Moonlight pulls you into its introspective protagonist's world from the start and transfixes throughout as it observes, with uncommon poignancy and emotional perceptiveness, his roughly two-decade path to find a definitive answer to the question, "Who am I?"
100
Moonlight transforms rage and frustration into unadulterated intimacy. In this mesmerizing portrait of a suffocating world, the only potential catharsis lies in acknowledging it as Chiron so deeply wishes he could. Despite the somber tone, Moonlight is a beacon of hope for the prospects of speaking up.
100
A socially conscious work of art as essential as it is insightful.
100
Ambitious in scope but precise in its execution, this deceptively small-scale character piece reverberates with compassion and insight.
