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Moonlight is a 2016 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on the unpublished semi-autobiographical play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue" by Tarell Alvin McCraney. The film is set in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood and follows the life of a young Black man named Chiron at three pivotal stages of his life — as a child, a teenager, and an adult — as he grapples with questions of identity, sexuality, and belonging amid poverty and drug addiction.

The film features an ensemble cast across three chapters: Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes each portray Chiron at different ages, while Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monáe, and André Holland round out the cast. Cinematographer James Laxton shot the film in a lush, intimate style, drawing comparisons to the work of Wong Kar-wai. The score, composed by Nicholas Britell, blends string arrangements with hip-hop influences to create a deeply emotional soundscape.

Moonlight premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2016 and was released in theaters on October 21, 2016. It received widespread critical acclaim and won three Academy Awards at the 89th ceremony: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali, and Best Adapted Screenplay — making it the first LGBTQ-themed film and the first film with an all-Black cast to win Best Picture. Made on a budget of approximately $1.5 million, it grossed over $65 million worldwide.

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