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.
“Nickel Boys” is a life, made up of pieces; some of them lovely, some devastating. It’s a mesmerizing, uniquely told story — of memory, of injustice, of friendship, of survival. – Seattle Times
Even the detractors of “Nickel Boys” will have to concede that they haven’t seen anything quite like it on the big screen in recent years. – Houston Chronicle
| Genre |
Drama
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| Runtime | 140 minutes |
| Rated | 14A |
| Directed By | RaMell Ross |
| Starring | Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor |
| Language | English |
| Country |
USA
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