Naomie Harris had just three days to play what has turned out to be the role of her career: Paula, a drug-fuelled, single mother struggling to raise her son Chiron in a rough neighbourhood of Miami in Moonlight. It’s a piece of visual poetry directed by Barry Jenkins. In the picture, Chiron (who is played by three actors during different stages of his life) befriends a drug dealer called Juan (Mahershala Ali). 'Juan is the man who sells drugs to me in the film,’ says Naomie. ‘I should hate this man, but he becomes a father figure to my son.’ Because of a mix-up over visas, the actress was allowed to film in Miami for only three days. Luckily, she had thoroughly researched the part before she flew out. ...read
Naomie puts on 15 years in three days in the role of her life: Actress forced to rapidly film scenes for Moonlight after visa mix-up
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