After we posted our choices for the best films of 2016, several people wondered why Moonlight wasn't on the list. For now, it's simple release date maths – the movie doesn't arrive in the UK until early 2017. But the UK trailer for the film has arrived, and you can see it below.
Barry Jenkins' drama has been winning awards all over the place, and seems certain to take home more trophies before awards season is done. Starring the likes of Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Janelle Monáe, the movie follows three periods in the life of a young man struggles with the challenges of his tough Miami neighbourhood and his own growing awareness of his sexuality.
We meet Chiron (Alex Hibbert) as a shy and withdrawn child, nicknamed "Little", who is bullied before he's taken under the wing of a crack dealer named Juan, Ali, who takes it upon himself to make sure the boy is cared for, sometimes against the wishes of Little's mother Paula (Harris), who has her own battle with addition to fight.
Catching up with the lad as a teenager (played by Ashton Sanders), his life isn't any easier, even despite a seeming connection with friend Kevin. And finally, in the third part of the film, Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) – now known as "Black" – is himself a drug dealer living outside Atlanta. His mother has conquered her drug issues, and he decides on a whim to try to connect again with Kevin, now played by Andre Holland. But can he truly be happy?
This will definitely be one to look out for, and UK audiences will see it from 17 February.
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