In search of one's identity

IN Moonlight, a poignant, quietly powerful coming-of-age drama about a young boy's search for identity, there's a scene on a beach where a line is drawn - and crossed - in the sand.

It's credit to director Barry Jenkins that this pivotal moment in a movie about being poor, black and gay feels neither forced nor exploitative, merely natural - a milestone in one person's life journey.

Viewers are given several such "real" moments in the film, which takes p…