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Moonlight

Name: Moonlight
Director: Barry Jenkins
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-10-21
Cast: Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome

Drama

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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Cast

Trevante RhodesAndré HollandJanelle MonáeAshton SandersJharrel JeromeAlex R. HibbertJaden PinerNaomie HarrisMahershala AliShariff EarpDuan SandersonHerman 'Caheei McGloun

Director

Barry Jenkins

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