Nickel Boys (2024)

2h 20min

Not released

Synopsis:: "Nickel Boys" is based on the historic reform school in Florida called the "Dozier School for Boys", which was notorious for abusive treatment of students. It's the story of Elwood Curtis (Ethan Cole Sharp / Ethan Herisse) , a young African-American boy who is sent to the Nickel Academy after he is falsely accused of a crime during the 1960s. While there, he meets a boy named Turner (Brandon Wilson), and the two form a close friendship as they try to survive the horrors of the school and its corrupt administrators.
Actors:: Ethan Cole Sharp, Sam Malone, Najah Bradley, Aunjanue Ellis, Jase Stidwell, Legacy Jones, Ethan Herisse, Jimmie Fails, Ky'druis Follins, Gabrielle Simone Johnson, Peter Gabb, Bill Martin Williams, Ellison Booker, Taraja Ramsess, Zachary Van Zandt, Zach Primo, Sean Papajohn, Sean Tyrik, Hamish Linklater, Gralen Bryant Banks
Directors:: RaMell Ross
Producers:: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
Writers:: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Colson Whitehead
Genres:: Drama