The movie tells the story of a black boy named Chiron as he grows up in his childhood, teenage years, and young adulthood, showing the poverty and violence in the black community in the United States, as well as the discrimination and plight faced by black homosexuals.
The film won the Best Picture award at the 89th Academy Awards, beating out “Lovejoy”, however, I don’t think this movie is as good as “Lovejoy”, and it doesn’t bring the audience as much joy and emotion as “Lovejoy” does, I still prefer the romantic and gorgeous, full of dreamy colorful song and dance movie of “Lovejoy”.
2016 / USA / Drama Same-sex / Barry Jenkins / Travante Rhodes Andrea Holland
Chiron (Ashton Sanders) grows up in isolation as his drug-addicted mother, Paula (Naomie Harris), has no interest in caring for her child, who is often bullied and teased for being too small for his size.
A chance encounter with a drug dealer, Juan (Mahershala Ali), makes Juan and his girlfriend Teresa’s (Janelle Monae) place a second home for Cheren.
Kevin (Jharrel Jerome) is Chiron’s only friend, and over time, the bond between the two grows beyond friendship.
However, in order to hide his sexuality, Kevin had to be encouraged by his peers to beat up on Chiron, and after that, the two never saw each other again.
Years go by, but Chilen suddenly receives a phone call from Kevin, and the two men finally decide to face up to the real feelings in their hearts.
