The Sun Is Also a Star
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The Sun Is Also a Star

Love is a universe all of its own

Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.

Romance
Drama

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Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads - hers concerning her family’s deportation to Jamaica, and his concerning an education at Dartmouth.

Released May 16, 2019

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Language
en
Status
Released
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Top cast

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Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi

Natasha Kingsley

Charles Melton

Charles Melton

Daniel Jae Ho Bae

Hill Harper

Hill Harper

Lester Barnes

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Samuel Kingsley

Jake Choi

Jake Choi

Charlie Bae

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Jeremy Martinez

Anais Lee

Anais Lee

Young Natasha

Miriam A. Hyman

Miriam A. Hyman

Patricia Kingsley

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