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Directed by RaMell Ross
With Ethan Cole Sharp, Sam Malone, Aunjanue Ellis
Rated PG-13, 140 minutes, DCP
A self-proclaimed (and practicing) liberated documentarian, RaMell Ross's approach allows him to spin a genre or style into something familiar yet experimental, grounded yet soaring. Previously nominated for an Oscar for Hale County This Morning, This Evening, his new adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys garnered wheelbarrows of nominations (including two Oscar nominations with one for Best Picture) and awards (including being named the Best Film of the Year by The Atlantic). As in the novel, the film follows two Black teenagers, Elwood and Turner, who form an unlikely bond while serving time at Nickel Academy, a harsh Florida reform school. Elwood, a hopeful college student, finds himself thrown into the brutal world of the institution after an upsetting accident. With Turner's guidance, he navigates the challenges of survival while maintaining his optimistic spirit.