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Luce

A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.

Director

Julius Onah

Year

Genre

Box Office

$2,010,613

Production

Dream Factory Group,Altona Filmhaus,New Tropics,Endeavor Content,Topic Studios

Awards

3 wins & 25 nominations

Homepage

https://www.lucemovie.com/

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Amy Edgar

Harriet Wilson

Octavia Spencer

Luce Edgar

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Peter Edgar

Principal Dan

Norbert Leo Butz

Stephanie Kim

Rosemary

Marsha Stephanie Blake

Deshaun Meeks

Corey Johnson

Omar Shariff Brunson Jr.

Kenny Orlicki

Coach Reeves

Christopher Mann

Lena Tennyson

Little Boy

Man

Other Man

Woman

Meredith Holzman

Karen

Liza J. Bennett

Beth

West African Man

Souleymane Sy Savane

West African Woman

Molly

Rachel Wenitsky

Kelly Martinez

Female Student

Track Athlete

High School Student

High School Student

Teacher

Mr. Gomez

High School Student

Angel Christian Roman

Child in Doctor's Office

Genevieve Hye Jung Yoo

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Luce Edgar Amy Edgar

So even though - Luce

But with your love
and your faith, - Luce

But with your love and your faith,

So I hope it's not going
too far out of line - Luce

So I hope it's not going too far out of line

And to take this opportunity
to thank you... - Luce

And to take this opportunity to thank you...

Our teachers...
and our parents... - Luce

Our teachers... and our parents...

For helping us become
who we're meant to be. - Luce

For helping us become who we're meant to be.

I hope you enjoyed that
because tomorrow - Luce

I hope you enjoyed that because tomorrow

Guys, this is Ms. Wilson, - Luce

Guys, this is Ms. Wilson,

Ms. Wilson's always saying - Luce

Ms. Wilson's always saying

The more public speaking you do, - Luce

The more public speaking you do,

Because you didn't want
to be politically incorrect - Luce

Because you didn't want to be politically incorrect

Can we not denigrate a woman - Luce

Can we not denigrate a woman

Okay, it's fine to
criticize powerful women. - Luce

Okay, it's fine to criticize powerful women.

Just don't use
the sexist language. - Luce

Just don't use the sexist language.

You're a really good
public speaker - Luce

You're a really good public speaker

But you have
your own story to tell - Luce

But you have your own story to tell

Fuck me. You do realize - Luce

Fuck me. You do realize

Mine's on the other
side of the building, - Luce

Mine's on the other side of the building,

Heard our boy here got asked to
give another speech last night? - Luce

Heard our boy here got asked to give another speech last nig...

Seriously? Oh, motherfucking - Luce

Seriously? Oh, motherfucking

Keep in mind, that for her, - Luce

Keep in mind, that for her,

So you might want
to treat this material - Luce

So you might want to treat this material

Which reminds me,
I'm almost done - Luce

Which reminds me, I'm almost done

Maggie's sister said she'd make
a call and get Luce some - Luce

Maggie's sister said she'd make a call and get Luc...

- Oh my God!
- If you don't want to go, - Luce

- Oh my God! - If you don't want to go,

I do not hate babies. - Luce

I do not hate babies.

Well, I'm just shocked
you're prioritizing - Luce

Well, I'm just shocked you're prioritizing

Okay. Punchline and point made. - Luce

Okay. Punchline and point made.

Given Luce's background, - Luce

Given Luce's background,

He is. But it's also - Luce

He is. But it's also

We had a lot of support, - Luce

We had a lot of support,

Last week, the class
was given an assignment - Luce

Last week, the class was given an assignment

Some students picked FDR at the
start of the Great Depression - Luce

Some students picked FDR at the start of the Great Depressio...

The goal was to get them
to think outside of the box. - Luce

The goal was to get them to think outside of the box.

Who is this Frantz Fanon? - Luce

Who is this Frantz Fanon?

He was a pan-African
revolutionary. - Luce

He was a pan-African revolutionary.

He argued that violence was
a necessary cleansing force, - Luce

He argued that violence was a necessary cleansing force,

Look, - Luce

What that might have been like, - Luce

What that might have been like,

And I don't know - Luce

And I don't know

I just want to be clear
that whatever - Luce

I just want to be clear that whatever

But with the climate
around school security - Luce

But with the climate around school security

Which is why I felt - Luce

Which is why I felt

A paper in which he describes - Luce

A paper in which he describes

But I won't, I will not violate - Luce

But I won't, I will not violate

Right now I'm the only one
who knows about them, - Luce

Right now I'm the only one who knows about them,

If someone who didn't know
Luce the way you and I do - Luce

If someone who didn't know Luce the way you and I do

Who he is is too important
to this school - Luce

Who he is is too important to this school

Look, he probably stumbled - Luce

Look, he probably stumbled

I read the Communist Manifesto
when I was an undergrad - Luce

I read the Communist Manifesto when I was an undergrad

They're fireworks.
Illegal fireworks - Luce

They're fireworks. Illegal fireworks

Teenage soon-to-be
valedictorian son is, - Luce

Teenage soon-to-be valedictorian son is,

I don't know. It's just
something's going on - Luce

I don't know. It's just something's going on

What was that?
I don't want him to know - Luce

What was that? I don't want him to know

How many nights did I crawl
underneath that bed - Luce

How many nights did I crawl underneath that bed

Yes, I'll be by to talk
with the doctors tomorrow - Luce

Yes, I'll be by to talk with the doctors tomorrow

Rose...
Rose, I told you already, okay? - Luce

Rose... Rose, I told you already, okay?

Told us what? You clearly know. - Luce

Told us what? You clearly know.

What is it that you think
we do or do not know, honey? - Luce

What is it that you think we do or do not know, honey?

Says I'll be good example - Luce

Says I'll be good example

There were rumors
going around about her - Luce

There were rumors going around about her

What kind of rumors?
Oh, people were drinking - Luce

What kind of rumors? Oh, people were drinking

Then Wilson got involved - Luce

Then Wilson got involved

How? Well, - Luce

Stephanie, Deshaun, we all exist - Luce

Stephanie, Deshaun, we all exist

Black kid who overcame
his tragic past, - Luce

Black kid who overcame his tragic past,

What's the difference
between punishing someone - Luce

What's the difference between punishing someone

What you'd call a benefit, - Luce

What you'd call a benefit,

What? Peter... So, one of the - Luce

What? Peter... So, one of the

Prosecutor Edgar, - Luce

Prosecutor Edgar,

Of course. Let's, uh,
let's hear what you got. - Luce

Of course. Let's, uh, let's hear what you got.

We hang on to them - Luce

We hang on to them

My argument - Luce

In Goss, an Ohio school
suspended nine students - Luce

In Goss, an Ohio school suspended nine students

Do you agree that those kids - Luce

Do you agree that those kids

I don't know the specifics
of the case but - Luce

I don't know the specifics of the case but

Right. In the second case - Luce

Right. In the second case

So the principal searched
her purse and found cigarettes - Luce

So the principal searched her purse and found cigarettes

The court found that students - Luce

The court found that students

A school is a unique
social institution. - Luce

A school is a unique social institution.

It's populated by people
who aren't adults - Luce

It's populated by people who aren't adults

Luce, - Luce

Um, basically my question - Luce

Um, basically my question

Like what are the criteria
for evaluating - Luce

Like what are the criteria for evaluating

If I went through your desk
without you knowing, - Luce

If I went through your desk without you knowing,

In the New Jersey case,
the teacher assumed - Luce

In the New Jersey case, the teacher assumed

You fucked up. And bro, - Luce

You fucked up. And bro,

Not really, but someone
had to resolve this - Luce

Not really, but someone had to resolve this

Since Wilson got
him tossed off the team, - Luce

Since Wilson got him tossed off the team,

If you live with me,
you have to be responsible for... - Luce

If you live with me, you have to be responsible for...

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A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Julius Onah

Writer: J.C. Lee, Julius Onah

Production: Dream Factory Group,Altona Filmhaus,New Tropics,Endeavor Content,Topic Studios

Genre: drama, mystery

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 72/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $2,010,613

Released: 23 Aug 2019

Awards: 3 wins & 25 nominations

Homepage: https://www.lucemovie.com/

Also watch: Monsters and Men, This Is the Night, Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis, The Bay of Silence, Friendsgiving, After the Wedding, The Road to Wellville, Flipper, Late Night, The Mirror Has Two Faces, 80 for Brady, Front of the Class, Bigbug, Infiesto