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The Sun Is Also a Star

The Sun Is Also a Star

Love is a universe all of its own

20197.01h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ry Russo-Young
Written by Tracy Oliver, Nicola Yoon
Produced by Leslie Morgenstein, Elysa Koplovitz Dutton
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $6.8M

Top Cast

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

Jordan Williams

Jordan Williams

Peter Kingsley

Keong Sim

Keong Sim

Dae Hyun Bae

Themes & Keywords

new york citydeportationlovekorean americanbased on young adult novelkorean

About The Sun Is Also a Star

The Sun Is Also a Star is a romance, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of new york city, deportation, love, korean american, based on young adult novel, korean. Directed by Ry Russo-Young, it stars Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Hill Harper. 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.

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