Moonlight

Name: Moonlight
Director: Barry Jenkins
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-10-21
Rating: 7.355

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Director: Barry Jenkins
Language: English
Released: 2016-10-21
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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.

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Trevante RhodesBlack
André HollandKevin
Janelle MonáeTeresa
Ashton SandersChiron
Jharrel JeromeKevin Age 16
Alex R. HibbertLittle
Jaden PinerKevin Age 9
Naomie HarrisPaula
Mahershala AliJuan
Shariff EarpTerrence

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