Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights

6.8IMDb Score
Released:2014-11-14
Genre:Romance, Drama
Duration:116 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Gina Prince-Bythewood
Actors:Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, mgk, Danny Glover
Production:Black Entertainment Television, Relativity Media, Relativity Sports, Undisputed Cinema, Homegrown Pictures

Overview:

Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

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