The love narrative between Tish (Kiki Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James) will serve as the rhythm for our elliptical cast of characters.
The mood is holy and revelatory when the two finally complete their connection after a lifetime (only two decades) of friendship between them and their families.
Tish, who serves as our narrator, speaks in both abrupt assertions and koans in Barry Jenkins' adaptation of James Baldwin's novel.
The mood is sublime and revelatory as the two finally tie the knot after a lifetime (just under two decades) of friendship between them and their families.
And occasionally, we delude ourselves into believing that, with the proper partner, we have just two bodies alone, facing the world in a space—possibly the only space—of their own.
The couple’s story is simple and not:
Tish visits Fonny in jail in the opening scene of the movie to inform him of her pregnancy.