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Juan:
Let me tell you something, man. There are black people everywhere. You remember that, okay? No place you can go in the world ain't got no black people, we was the first on this planet.Juan:I've been here a long time. I'm from Cuba. Lotta black folks in Cuba. You wouldn't know that from being here, though. I was a wild little shorty, man. Just like you. Running around with no shoes on, when the moon was out. This one time, I ran by this old... this old lady. I was runnin' and hollerin', and cuttin' a fool, boy. This old lady, she stopped me. She said...Juan: "Runnin' around, catching up all that light. In moonlight, black boys look blue. You blue, that's what I'm gon' call you. 'Blue'."Little:So your name 'Blue'?Juan: Nah.Juan: At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you
Let me tell you something, man. There are black people everywhere. You remember that, okay? No place you can go in the world ain't got no black people, we was the first on this planet.Juan:I've been here a long time. I'm from Cuba. Lotta black folks in Cuba. You wouldn't know that from being here, though. I was a wild little shorty, man. Just like you. Running around with no shoes on, when the moon was out. This one time, I ran by this old... this old lady. I was runnin' and hollerin', and cuttin' a fool, boy. This old lady, she stopped me. She said...Juan: "Runnin' around, catching up all that light. In moonlight, black boys look blue. You blue, that's what I'm gon' call you. 'Blue'."Little:So your name 'Blue'?Juan: Nah.Juan: At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you
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Let me tell you something man
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There are black people everywhere
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Remember that okay
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No place you can go in the world ain't got no black people
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We's the first on this planet
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I been here a long time
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But I'm from Cuba
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Lot a black folks in Cuba
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you wouldn't know that from being here though
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I was a wild li'l shorty man just like you
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Runnin' around with no shoes on when the moon was out
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This one time
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I run by this old this old lady
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I was runnin' hollerin' cuttin' a fool boy
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This old lady she stopped me
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She said
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Running around catching up all that light
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In moonlight black boys look blue
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You blue
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That's what I gon' call you
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Blue
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So your name Blue
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Nah
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At some point you gotta decide for yourself who you gon' be
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Can't let nobody make that decision for you
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Movie Summary
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Actors
Juan
Little
