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Moonlight

7.4

Released October 21, 2016Runtime 1h 51min

This is the story of a lifetime

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

A24

Plan B Entertainment

PASTEL

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $4,000,000
Revenue: $65,046,687
Profit/Loss: $61,046,687

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Cast

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

Duan SandersonAzu

Herman 'Caheei McGlounLongshoreman

Kamal Ani-BellowPortable Boy 1

Keomi GivensPortable Boy 2

Eddie BlanchardPortable Boy 3

Rudi GoblenGee

Edson JeanMr. Pierce

Patrick DecileTerrel

Herveline MoncionSamantha

Fransley HyppolitePizzo

Jesus MitchellOld School Guard

Larry AndersonAntwon

Tanisha CidelPrincipal Williams

Stephon BronTravis

Don SewardTip

Justin EbenhackGang Member (uncredited)

Crew

Barry JenkinsDirector

Roger MendozaSecond Assistant Director

Melinda TaksenScript Supervisor

Stephen P. Del PreteFirst Assistant Director

Laura PintoScript Supervisor

Barry JenkinsScreenplay

Tarell Alvin McCraneyStory

Yesi RamirezCasting

Jennifer RadzikowskiUnit Production Manager

Adele RomanskiProducer

Jeremy KleinerProducer

Dede GardnerProducer

Brad PittExecutive Producer

Sarah EsbergExecutive Producer

Tarell Alvin McCraneyExecutive Producer

Veronica NickelLine Producer

Elayne Schneiderman SchmidtLine Producer

John MontagueAssociate Producer

Veronica NickelCo-Producer

Andrew HeviaCo-Producer

Faren HumesLocation Manager

Pedro M. GuillenProduction Coordinator

Ruben MalaretPublicist

Dirk GreeneVFX Artist

Hannah BeachlerProduction Design

Nicholas BritellOriginal Music Composer

James LaxtonDirector of Photography

Caroline Eselin ShaeferCostume Design

Joi McMillonEditor

Nat SandersEditor

Mabel BarbaArt Direction

Doniella DavyMakeup Department Head

Chris DavidSound Re-Recording Mixer

David LanesKey Grip

Gianna SparacinoHair Department Head

Alex EdlinStunt Coordinator

Mathew WatersSound Re-Recording Mixer

Jean DaguillardGrip

Jeremy KoenigLeadman

Frederick HowardSound Effects Editor

Artie MalesciStunt Coordinator

Onnalee BlankSound Re-Recording Mixer

Tim FainMusician

Regina McLarneySet Decoration

Julio AlvarezBoom Operator

Benjamin GieschenFoley Editor

Chris GilesSound Mixer

Joseph B. DareCamera Operator

Robert CrowleyLeadman

Becca KenyonProperty Master

Ryan BrileyDialogue Editor

James BaldanzaSteadycam

Deby StewartStudio Teachers

Nate Grady-ReitanAssistant Sound Editor

Sebastian PardoTitle Designer

Joshua AdenijiSupervising Sound Editor

Kiva KnightGaffer

Daniel WilliamsGrip

Ryan CrowleyLeadman

Alessandro CheccacciSound Re-Recording Mixer

James ParnellAssistant Sound Editor

Adam RobackElectrician

Ryan BrileyADR Editor

Libor CevelikSteadicam Operator

Stéphane RenardFirst Assistant Camera

Maggie PhillipsMusic Supervisor

Christopher BonisSound Effects Editor

Keisha Rae WitherspoonLocation Scout

Thomas VicariScoring Mixer

Marco Antonio MartinezThanks

Leslie ShatzThanks

Giovanni RodriguezGrip

Anthony SchraderKey Grip

Jay Van HoyThanks

Fabricio SackniesGrip

Carolyn GoversThanks

Shane CarruthThanks

Andres Des RochersThanks

Justin SimienThanks

Fernando RodriguezWardrobe Supervisor

Rod DealLocation Scout

Anna BodenThanks

Micah GreenThanks

Morgan KellumThanks

Graham LeggatThanks

Osvaldo Silvera Jr.Steadicam Operator

Ryan CooglerThanks

Amy SeimetzThanks

Alex BickelDigital Intermediate Colorist

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Reviews

**Blue is the warmest colour.** This is an exceptional film, but only from one perspective and that is, LGBT. I totally respect that, because I'm a big supporter. But apart from that, particularly from the filmmaking aspect I did not like it. I felt like this film took place somewhere in Africa,...

It's the third segment of this that's the most interesting but the preceding two are essential in helping us to understand the situation in which the young "Chiron" (Alex R. Hibbert, then an effective Ashton Sanders as a troubled teenager before finally, by this latter point, Trevante Rhodes) finds...