Genre: Drama
Release: 18 November 2016 (USA)
Runtime: 1h 51min
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writers: Barry Jenkins (screenplay), Tarell Alvin McCraney (story by)
Stars: Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson
Storyline
3 time durations - younger youth, mid-teen and young adult - in the lifestyles of black-american chiron is supplied. whilst a baby, chiron lives with his single, crack addict mom paula in a criminal offense ridden neighborhood in miami. chiron is a shy, withdrawn baby largely due to his small length and being not noted with the aid of his mom, who is greater concerned approximately getting her fixes and gratifying her carnal needs than looking after him. due to those troubles, chiron is bullied, the slurs hurled at him which he would not understand beyond knowing that they are meant to be hurtful. besides his identical aged cuban-american friend kevin, chiron is given what little steering he has in life from a neighborhood drug supplier named juan, who can see that he's disregarded, and juan's being concerned lady friend teresa, whose home acts as a sanctuary far from the bullies and far from paula's abuse. with this adolescence as a basis, chiron may additionally have a predetermined route in existence, one on the way to only be magnified in terms.