A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
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- Won 3 Oscars. Another 227 wins & 301 nominations.
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Juan
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Shariff Earp | ... |
Terrence
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| Duan Sanderson | ... |
Azu
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| Alex R. Hibbert | ... |
Little
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| Janelle Monáe | ... |
Teresa
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| Naomie Harris | ... |
Paula
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| Jaden Piner | ... |
Kevin age 9
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| Herman 'Caheei McGloun | ... |
Longshoreman
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| Kamal Ani-Bellow | ... |
Portable Boy 1
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Keomi Givens | ... |
Portable Boy 2
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Eddie Blanchard | ... |
Portable Boy 3
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| Rudi Goblen | ... |
Gee
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| Ashton Sanders | ... |
Chiron
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| Edson Jean | ... |
Mr. Pierce
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Patrick Decile | ... |
Terrel
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Herveline Moncion | ... |
Samantha
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| Jharrel Jerome | ... |
Kevin age 16
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Fransley Hyppolite | ... |
Pizzo
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Jesus Mitchell | ... |
Old School Guard
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Larry Anderson | ... |
Antwon
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| Tanisha Cidel | ... |
Principal Williams
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| Trevante Rhodes | ... |
Black
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| Stephon Bron | ... |
Travis
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| André Holland | ... |
Kevin
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Don Seward | ... |
Tip
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Justin Ebenhack | ... |
Gang Member (uncredited)
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J.C. Gutierrez | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Barry Jenkins | ||
Written by
| Barry Jenkins | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Tarell Alvin McCraney | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Sarah Esberg | ... | executive producer |
| Dede Gardner | ... | producer |
| Andrew Hevia | ... | co-producer |
| Jeremy Kleiner | ... | producer |
| Tarell Alvin McCraney | ... | executive producer |
| John Montague | ... | associate producer |
| Veronica Nickel | ... | co-producer / line producer |
| Brad Pitt | ... | executive producer |
| Adele Romanski | ... | producer |
| Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt | ... | additional line producer (as Elane Schmidt Schneiderman) |
Music by
| Nicholas Britell | ||
Cinematography by
| James Laxton | ||
Film Editing by
| Joi McMillon | ||
| Nat Sanders | ||
Editorial Department
| Alex Bickel | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Claudia Guevara | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Daniel Orentlicher | ... | digital intermediate assist |
| Natacha Ikoli | ... | color assistant (uncredited) |
| Mark Scherel | ... | assistant on-line editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Yesi Ramirez | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Hannah Beachler | ||
Art Direction by
| Mabel Barba | ||
Set Decoration by
| Regina McLarney | ... | (as Regina McLarney Crowley) |
Costume Design by
| Caroline Eselin | ... | (as Caroline Eselin-Schaefer) |
Makeup Department
| Doniella Davy | ... | makeup department head |
| Gianna Sparacino | ... | hair department head |
Production Management
| Jennifer Radzikowski | ... | unit production manager |
| Reynaldo Rodriguez | ... | associate production supervisor |
| Perri Silver | ... | post production executive: A24 |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stephen P. Del Prete | ... | first assistant director |
| Roger Mendoza | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Yvonne Aja | ... | assistant property master |
| Robert Crowley | ... | additional lead man (as Robert P. Crowley) |
| Ryan Crowley | ... | additional lead man |
| Clark Grimes | ... | assistant property master |
| Becca Kenyon | ... | property master |
| Jeremy Koenig | ... | lead man |
| Keiter Liriano | ... | art department intern |
| David Sandeep Robert | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Joshua Adeniji | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Julio Alvarez | ... | boom operator |
| Onnalee Blank | ... | additional re-recording mixer |
| Christopher Bonis | ... | sound effects editor |
| Ryan Briley | ... | adr & dialogue editor |
| Micaela Cain | ... | foley mixer |
| Benjamin L. Cook | ... | additional supervising sound editor |
| Federico Costantini | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Chris David | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Robert Dehn | ... | sound studio manager |
| Benjamin Gieschen | ... | foley editor |
| Chris Giles | ... | sound mixer |
| Nate Grady-Reitan | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Shaughnessy Hare | ... | additional sound effects editor |
| Frederick Howard | ... | sound effects editor |
| Tatjana Jakob | ... | dubbing editor |
| Ihor Kaniuk | ... | adr recordist / re-recording mixer |
| Travis MacKay | ... | adr mixer |
| James Parnell | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Vicki Vandegrift | ... | foley artist (as Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift) / foley artist |
| Mathew Waters | ... | additional re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Stephanie Apt | ... | president: visual effects, Significant Others |
| Betty Cameron | ... | visual effects artist |
| Dirk Greene | ... | visual effects artist |
| Sarah Roebuck | ... | executive producer: visual effects, Significant Others |
| Alek Rost | ... | visual effects producer |
| Jen Sienkwicz | ... | head of production: visual effects, Significant Others |
Stunts
| Alex Edlin | ... | stunt coordinator (as Alexander Edlin) |
| Marc Joseph | ... | stunt double: Patrick Decile / "Terrel" |
| Eric Mainade | ... | action coordinator |
| Artie Malesci | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| James Baldanza | ... | steadicam |
| Christopher Belcarries | ... | company electrician |
| David Bornfriend | ... | still photographer |
| José Lázaro Brañas | ... | company grip (as Jose Branas) |
| Libor Cevelik | ... | steadicam operator |
| William 'Genie' Cintron | ... | best boy electrician |
| Ben Clerveaux | ... | company electrician |
| Jean Daguillard | ... | grip |
| Joseph B. Dare | ... | camera operator |
| Andy Futo | ... | best boy |
| John Galindez | ... | best boy grip |
| Elio Jordan | ... | company electrician (as Elio Jorban) |
| Kiva Knight | ... | gaffer |
| David Lanes | ... | key grip |
| Rusty Pouch | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Jonathan Proenza | ... | additional 2nd assistant camera |
| Stéphane Renard | ... | first assistant "a" camera |
| Adam Roback | ... | company grip / electrician |
| Giovanni Rodriguez | ... | grip |
| Fabricio Sacknies | ... | company grip / grip |
| Anthony Schrader | ... | key grip |
| Osvaldo Silvera Jr. | ... | steadicam operator |
| Billy Wells | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Daniel Williams | ... | grip |
| Patrick Norville | ... | Camera Prep Technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Madeleine Escarne | ... | background casting assistant |
| Monica Sorelle | ... | background casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Waina Chancy | ... | costumer (as Waiana Chancy) |
| Lisa Jamouzian | ... | costumer |
| Fernando Rodriguez | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| Daniel Capestany | ... | assistant location manager |
| Rod Deal | ... | locations scout |
| Faren Humes | ... | location manager |
| Keisha Rae Witherspoon | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Nicholas Britell | ... | musician: piano / orchestrator / score produced by |
| Tim Fain | ... | musician: violin |
| John Finklea | ... | music consultant |
| Tony Finno | ... | music preparation |
| Seth Friedman | ... | music consultant |
| Clifton Harrison | ... | musician: viola |
| Maggie Phillips | ... | music supervisor |
| Christine Greene Roe | ... | music coordinator (as Christine Roe) |
| Thomas Vicari | ... | score mixer (as Tommy Vicari) / score recordist (as Tommy Vicari) |
| Ilyse Wolfe Tretter | ... | music clearance coordinator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Steve Deering | ... | script coverage |
| Laura Pinto | ... | additional script supervisor |
| Melinda Taksen | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Bryan Angarita | ... | production assistant |
| Carles Berot | ... | marketing and creative services |
| Dominique N. Butler | ... | insurance broker |
| Caroline Carrns | ... | assistant: Mr. Kleiner |
| Kristina Chen | ... | production counsel (as Kristina Chiu) |
| Robert Colom | ... | production assistant |
| Juan F. Danger | ... | set medic |
| André Des Rochers | ... | production counsel |
| Steven Fares | ... | production assistant |
| Ellie Gibbons | ... | Acquisitions Manager UK for Altitude |
| Danny Gonzalez | ... | production assistant |
| Allen Groover | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel Guarino | ... | production assistant |
| Danny Guarino | ... | production assistant |
| Pedro M. Guillen | ... | production coordinator |
| Dogan Can Gundogdu | ... | marketing editor / teaser editor |
| Shelby Halberg | ... | production assistant |
| Reed Hample | ... | production intern |
| Jeanie Igoe | ... | production executive |
| Nazia Khan | ... | assistant: Mr. Pitt |
| Debbi L. Klopman | ... | immigration legal |
| Nicole Wulf Maldonado | ... | intern |
| Dawn McLeod | ... | craft service |
| Siena Oberman | ... | production company intern |
| Sebastian Pardo | ... | title design |
| Linda Pilgrim | ... | craft service |
| John Portnoy | ... | production services |
| Frank Rivera | ... | production staff |
| Danniel Rodriguez | ... | assistant: Mr. Jenkins (as Danny Rodriguez) |
| Matthew Romanski | ... | production assistant |
| Carolina Romero | ... | production assistant |
| Laurel Kay Schmidt | ... | intern |
| Deby Stewart | ... | studio teacher |
| Anita Surendran | ... | production counsel |
| Nick Thurlow | ... | production services |
| Ryan Vandalinda | ... | production secretary |
| Todd Williams | ... | production services |
| Jason Wool | ... | Talent Wrangler/Production Assistant |
| Tarell Alvin McCraney | ... | based on: the stage play "Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue" by (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Onye Anyanwu | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Christoph Baaden | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jay Baker | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Juan Camilo Barriga | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Radha Blank | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank / the producers wish to thank |
| Anna Boden | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Eric Brooks | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Bill Burgess | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Lekir Calhoun | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as Lekir 'Lyric' Calhoun) |
| Shane Carruth | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank / the producers wish to thank |
| Jon Cassir | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Mark Ceryak | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Esther Chang | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Tanisha Cidel | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Brian Clark | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Ryan Coogler | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Megan Crawford | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Ashley Crowe | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Maris Curran | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Daphney Dalla | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jimmy Darmody | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Marshall Davis | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Natalie Difford | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Jamie Feldman | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Clyde Ferrell | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Harold Ford | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Maria Formoso | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Rudi Goblen | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Rodrigo Gonzalez | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| David Goodman | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Carolyn Govers | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Micah Green | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Minerva Hall | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Teddy Harrell | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Mark Harrington | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Corrine Hayoun | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Kevin Hellmann | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Carla Hill | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Margret Howell | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Edson Jean | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jason Fitzroy Jeffers | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Tahir Jetter | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Brandt Joel | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Kahlil Joseph | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Carl Juste | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jonathan David Kane | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Mitch Kaplan | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Aaron Katz | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Morgan Kellum | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank: Cineverse |
| Perri Kipperman | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Ryland Walker Knight | ... | special thanks |
| Jamal Law | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Graham Leggat | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Lisa Leone | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Lucas Leyva | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jon Liebman | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Bryan Lourd | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| John Lyons | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Doña Silvina Malbec | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Marco Martinez | ... | special thanks (as Marco Antonio Martinez) |
| Kerris Miller | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Ojay Miller | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jesus Mitchell | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Mikael Moore | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Brent Morley | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Margot Moss | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| James Mungin II | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as James 'Munch' Mungin II) |
| Sara Murphy | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Terrance Nance | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Ozzie Oswaldo | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Esther Park | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Gwen Cherry Park | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Kelly Parker | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Cynthia Pett-Dante | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as Cyntia Pett) |
| Geoff Quan | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Naima Ramos-Chapman | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Kaila Rivera | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank: Miramar High School |
| Riel Roch Decter | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as Riel Roch-Decter) |
| Andres Des Rochers | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Erene Romanski | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Martin Romanski | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Gary Rosenberg | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jewerl Ross | ... | special thanks |
| Kevin Ruggiero | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as detective Kevin Ruggiero) |
| Gerald Saintil | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Annette Savitch | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Annie Schmidt | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Amy Seimetz | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Leslie Shatz | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Danielle Shebby | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Julia Shirar | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Justin Simien | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Annette Smith | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Paul Smith | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Shelly Sroloff | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jonathan Stern | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as John Stern) |
| Marissa Stone | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Caitlin Sullivan | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| David Tamargo | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Jay Van Hoy | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Keith Wade | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Talitha M Watkins | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as Talitha Watkins) |
| Jason Weinberg | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Donna Wellington | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Billy Wells | ... | special thanks |
| Alicia Wilson | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Graham Winick | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| David Wirtschafter | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Keisha Rae Witherspoon | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as Keisha Witherspoon) |
| Elliott D. Yancey | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- A24 (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Entertainment (2017) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- Altitude Film Entertainment (2017) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema Mondo (2017) (Finland) (theatrical)
- DCM Film Distribution (2017) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2017) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Elevation Pictures (2016) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Fabula Films (2017) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Lucky Dogs (2017) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (2017) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Mars Distribution (2017) (France) (theatrical)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2017) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Orange Entertainment (2016) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paradise Group (2017) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Phantom Film (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (2017) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2017) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Splendid Film (2017) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Thimfilm Filmverleih (2017) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2017) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- BNN-VARA (2018) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO3)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2020) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- MG Film (2017) (Yugoslavia)
- Mongkol Major (2017) (Thailand)
- Netflix (2020) (Venezuela) (video) (VOD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Solopan (2017) (Poland) (distributor)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2022) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Significant Others (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Avatar Studios (score mixed at)
- Blue Efficience (anti-piracy)
- Borscht (special thanks)
- Cinereach (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Cineverse (camera equipment provided by)
- Color Collective (color services)
- Downtown Music Studios New York (score mixed at)
- EPS-Cineworks (dailies)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers (Production Counsel)
- GreenSlate (payroll provided by)
- Harbor Picture Company (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Magic 2 Grip and Lighting (grip and lighting provided by)
- Memory (II) (title design)
- Momentous Insurance Brokerage (insurance)
- Outpost Studios (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Significant Others (the filmmakers wish to thank)
- Technicolor Postworks New York (deliverables)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Trade Audio Visuals (walkies provided by)
- Unique Productions (II) (process trailer rental)
- Upload Films (production services)
- VER (camera equipment provided by)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Wildfire Sonic Magic (post-production sound services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Three time periods - young adolescence, mid-teen and young adult - in the life of black-American Chiron is presented. When a child, Chiron lives with his single, crack addict mother Paula in a crime ridden neighborhood in Miami. Chiron is a shy, withdrawn child largely due to his small size and being neglected by his mother, who is more concerned about getting her fixes and satisfying her carnal needs than taking care of him. Because of these issues, Chiron is bullied, the slurs hurled at him which he doesn't understand beyond knowing that they are meant to be hurtful. Besides his same aged Cuban-American friend Kevin, Chiron is given what little guidance he has in life from a neighborhood drug dealer named Juan, who can see that he is neglected, and Juan's caring girlfriend Teresa, whose home acts as a sanctuary away from the bullies and away from Paula's abuse. With this childhood as a foundation, Chiron may have a predetermined path in life, one that will only be magnified in terms of its problems when he reaches his difficult teen years when peer pressure affects what he and many of his peers do, unless he follows Juan's advice of truly making his own decisions for himself. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | This is the story of a lifetime. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $1,488,740, 18 Nov 2016 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $65,336,603 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Naomie Harris had to shoot her entire role in three days, in between her promotional tour of Spectre (2015), due to a visa problem (Harris is British). The scenes spanned 15 years in the character's life and were filmed out of sequence. See more » |
| Goofs | When Chiron and his mother are in their house and she asks him for money, his backpack is placed at his front, strapped over both shoulders. However, in several shots where he is seen from the back, there is no strap over his left shoulder. At one point he switches the backpack from his front to his back, but right after that, when his mother starts struggling with him, the backpack is at his front again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Warren Beatty/Naomie Harris/Robbie Robertson/Aminé (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Every Nigger Is a Star See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There are no opening credits. See more » |
| Quotes |
Little:
[innocently]
What's a faggot? Juan: A faggot is... a word used to make gay people feel bad. [pause] Little: Am I a faggot? Juan: No. You're not a faggot. You can be gay, but you don't have to let nobody call you a faggot. See more » |