Thuso Mbedu on the pain and glory of Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad The actor discusses finding moments of beauty, comfort and magic within a story about slavery By Radheyan Simonpillai Courtesy of Amazon Studios Aaron Pierre and Thuso Mbedu hold on to each other in a scene from The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad (Barry Jenkins). Premieres Friday (May 14) on Amazon Prime Video Canada. The moments in a Barry Jenkins piece that make my heart swell always involve people holding, comforting and embracing each other. Think of the scene in Moonlight where Mahershala Ali’s Juan carries and protects a young Chiron over the ocean’s waves; or in the film’s finale when the adult Chiron, then called Black, tucks his head into his lover’s chest; or in If Beale Street Could Talk, when Fonny and Tish hold tight after making love, breathing deep in a way that makes their bodies heave in unison, finding safety in the tiny space they take up together.