Moonlight

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Moonlight is a critically acclaimed 2016 coming-of-age drama film that explores themes of identity, sexuality, and race through the life of a young Black man growing up in Miami.

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Moonlight (2016 film) 4
"Moonlight" 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coming-of-age film
drama film
film
authorOfSourceWork Tarell Alvin McCraney
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
basedOn In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide over 65 million USD
character Juan
Kevin
Paula
cinematographer James Laxton
composer Nicholas Britell
countryOfFilming United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critical acclaim
director Barry Jenkins
distributor A24
editor Joi McMillon
Nat Sanders
filmingLocation Miami
genre LGBT-related film
coming-of-age
drama
independent film
mainTheme identity
masculinity
poverty
race
sexuality
narrativeStructure three-part structure
notableFor all-Black principal cast
depiction of Black queer experience
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy Alex Hibbert
Ashton Sanders
Trevante Rhodes
portrayedByCharacterJuan Mahershala Ali
portrayedByCharacterKevin André Holland
Jharrel Jerome
portrayedByCharacterPaula Naomie Harris
producer Adele Romanski
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
productionCompany A24
Pastel Productions
Plan B Entertainment
protagonist Chiron
protagonistAlsoKnownAs Black
Little
publicationDate 2016-10-21
runtimeMinutes 111
screenwriter Barry Jenkins
Tarell Alvin McCraney
settingLocation Liberty City
surface form: Liberty City, Miami

Miami
stars Alex Hibbert
André Holland
Ashton Sanders
Janelle Monáe
Mahershala Ali
Naomie Harris
Trevante Rhodes
timePeriod early 21st century
late 20th century
yearOfRelease 2016

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