Moonlight is a unique coming-of-age film divided into three chapters as Chiron, who is the maincharacter evolves as years go by and discovers his true self.
Set in a world that most of us have seen only here in the film, in a rough area of Miami to be exact. Chiron has a life that is not good. He lives with his single mother (Naomie Harris, in a knockout performance) who's a crackhead, gets bullied all the time and is confused about his true identity when his mother called him a "faggot".
He finds solace and a father figure with a drug dealer (Mahershala Ali in an Oscar worthy performance) and together with his girl Teresa (Janelle Monae), he is loved the way that his mom couldn't give. Years go by and he questions his sexuality as he falls in love with his best friend.
In the hands of it's director Barry Jenkins, what could had been a depressing film turned out to be a showcase of raw great acting, wonderful cinematography and an intelligent script. One of 2016's best.
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