Moonlight /
French title on container: Moonlight: l'histoire d'une vie
- Blu-ray + digital copy
- 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from closing credits. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Widescreen. Includes redemption code to access Digital copy. Special features: Audio commentary with director Barry Jenkins ; Ensemble of emotion: the making of Moonlight (21:37) ; Poetry through collaboration: the music of Moonlight (10:07) ; Cruel beauty: filming in Miami. (5:40). Based on the play, "In moonlight black boys look blue" by Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Cinematography by James Laxton ; edited by Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon ; music by Nicholas Britell. Cinematography by James Laxton ; edited by Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon ; music by Nicholas Britell.
A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles three defining chapters in the life of a young black man growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. Anchored by extraordinary performances from a tremendous ensemble cast, Moonlight is a profoundly moving portrayal of the moments, people and unknowable forces that shape our lives and make us who we are.
Rating: R; for some sexuality, drug use, brief violence, and language throughout. Canadian Home Video rating: 14A ; course language, sexual content.
Blu-ray, region A ; widescreen presentation (2.39) ; region 1 ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
English or French dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); Spanish subtitles. Digital copy in English only.
Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role; Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role; Best Achievement in Directing. Golden Globes 2016: Best Motion Picture - Drama.
African American young men--Drama. African American gay men--Drama. Homosexuality--Drama. African American men--Florida--Miami--Drama. African American boys--Florida--Miami--Drama. Metropolitan areas--Florida--Miami--Drama. Urban youth--Florida--Miami--Drama. Heterosexism--Florida--Miami--Drama.
Coming-of-age drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Coming-of-age films. Film adaptations. Social problem films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.