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Moonlight
2016 · Barry Jenkins
Oscar · Best Picture · 89th Academy AwardsSight and Sound 2022: Critics' Poll · No. 60Sight and Sound 2022: Directors' Poll · No. 93
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In Liberty City, Miami at the height of the crack epidemic, Afro-Cuban drug dealer Juan finds Chiron, a withdrawn child who goes by the nickname "Little", hiding from bullies in a crackhouse. Juan lets Chiron spend the night with him and his girlfriend Teresa before returning Chiron to his mother Paula. Chiron continues to spend time with Juan, who begins to teach him the basics of life, from which he believes Chiron can benefit.
- Director
- Barry Jenkins
- Studio
- A24, Plan B Entertainment, Pastel Productions
- Starring
- Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Naomie Harris