Nickel Boys – Oscar® Nominated!
A RaMell Ross film adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel
Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.
Directed by RaMell Ross. Screenplay: RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes. Based on the book by Colson Whitehead. Director of Photography: Jomo Fray. Camera Operator: Sam Ellison. Editor: Hunter Berk. Score: Scott Alario. Cast: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
Open Caption screening 2/18!
Runtime
2h 20mYear
2024Director
RaMell RossFormat
DCPCountry
Only in AmericaFirst Showing
February 15, 2025Showtimes
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