Moonlight (2016)

Instantly heralded as a modern masterpiece, Barry Jenkins’ stunning three-part story of queer identity is both a technical and an emotional marvel.

“Told in three achingly beautiful acts, Moonlight interrogates what it means to be a Black, gay man growing up in poverty in America. Jenkins’ moving vision of queer sexuality is compounded by extraordinary performances from the three actors portraying Chiron.” Whitney Monaghan

“A work of such rare empathy and vision. A transformative experience.” Anna Möttölä

“Beautiful, romantic, lush and soul-opening.” Bilal Qureshi

“It’s both an ode to the filmmakers that Jenkins loves, like Wong Kar Wai and Claire Denis, and an ushering in of a new kind of cinema. Film history in the future will be hugely indebted to Moonlight.” Grace Barber-Plentie

“Longing, heartbreak and beauty in every frame.” Christopher Neilan

2016 USA
Directed by
Barry Jenkins
Produced by
Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Written by
Barry Jenkins
Featuring
Rhodes, Trevante, André Holland, Janelle Monáe
Running time
110 minutes

Ranked in The Greatest Films of All Time poll

Sight and Sound

Who voted for Moonlight

Critics

Cameron Bailey
Canada
Grace Barber-Plentie
UK
Jason Barker
UK
Anahit Behrooz
UK
Stuart Brown
UK
Tara Brown
UK
Maya S. Cade
USA
Dylan Cave
UK
Mark Cosgrove
UK
Nilo Couret
USA
Rōgan Graham
UK
Paula Guthat
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Patrick Heidmann
Germany
Carolyn Hinds
Canada/Barbados
Laura Horak
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El Hunt
UK
Nazmia Jamal
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Ella Kemp
UK
Jack King
UK
Kaarel Kuurmaa
Estonia
Matthias Lerf
Switzerland
Ruby McGuigan
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Michael McNeely
Canada
Gary Meyer
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Whitney Monaghan
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Cornelius Moore
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Steve Moore
Canada
Wesley Morris
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Anna Möttölä
Finland
Chris Neilan
UK
Savina Petkova
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Bilal Qureshi
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James Rodrigues
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Barbara Schweizerhof
Germany
Samantha Sheppard
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Mikaela Smith
UK
Jason Solomons
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UK
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Canada
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UK
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Directors

Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Finland/Somalia
Jay Bedwani
UK
Saul Dibb
UK
Lee Haven Jones
UK
John Hay
UK
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Lesotho/Germany
Ngozi Onwurah
UK/Nigeria
Amy Seimetz
USA
Ben Sharrock
UK

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