If Beale Street Could Talk

Drama, Romance

The film follows a young woman who, with her family's support, seeks to clear the name of her wrongly charged lover and prove his innocence before the birth of their child.

Directed by: Barry Jenkins
Starring: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, Brian Tyree Henry, Regina King
Produced by: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele Romanski, Sara Murphy, Barry Jenkins
Screenplay by: Barry Jenkins
Based on: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Music by: Nicholas Britell
Cinematography: James Laxton
Edited by: Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders

Production company: Plan B Entertainment, Pastel Productions
Distributed by: Annapurna Pictures
Release date: September 9, 2018 (TIFF), December 14, 2018 (United States)

Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast

KiKi Layne as Clementine "Tish" Rivers
Milanni Mines as Young Tish
Stephan James as Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
Ethan Barrett as Young Fonny
Regina King as Sharon Rivers, Tish's mother
Teyonah Parris as Ernestine Rivers, Tish's sister
Colman Domingo as Joseph Rivers, Tish's father
Brian Tyree Henry as Daniel Carty, Fonny's friend and a recent parolee
Ed Skrein as Officer Bell, a police officer who testifies against Fonny
Emily Rios as Victoria Rogers, a rape victim who misidentifies Fonny
Michael Beach as Frank Hunt, Fonny's father
Aunjanue Ellis as Alice Hunt, Fonny's mother
Ebony Obsidian as Adrienne Hunt, Fonny's sister
Dominique Thorne as Sheila Hunt, Fonny's sister
Finn Wittrock as Hayward, Fonny's lawyer
Diego Luna as Pedrocito, a waiter and Fonny's friend
Pedro Pascal as Pietro Alvarez, a man who sets up the meeting between Victoria and Sharon
Dave Franco as Levy, a landlord

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