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They Charge for the Sun

201616mMovieScience FictionDrama

In a dystopian future where people live nocturnally to avoid the harmful rays of the sun, a young black girl unravels the lie that has kept her and her sister in the dark.

DirectorTerence Nance
WritersEugene Ramos·Terence Nance
ProducersKady Kamakaté·Ana Souza

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Cast · Directed by Terence Nance

RN
Rylee Nykhol
JGJontille Gerard
Jontille Gerard
CC
Crystal Cotton
VW
Vickie Washington-Nance
PDPaul Darrigo
Paul Darrigo
JD
Joe Delano
BT
Brooke Toliver
APAndrew Pickwood
Andrew Pickwood
TBTyler Bryan
Tyler Bryan
IS
Isabella Sophia Stewart
TTTiffany Tenille
Tiffany Tenille
IB
Ivy Beech

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