Nickel Boys

Based On the book by Colson Whitehead

Nickel Boys is a 2024 American historical drama film based on the 2019 novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. It was directed by RaMell Ross, who wrote the screenplay with Joslyn Barnes. Starring Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Jimmie Fails, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, the story follows two African-American boys, Elwood (Herisse) and Turner (Wilson), who are sent to an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida. The film is inspired by the Dozier School for Boys, a now-closed Florida reform school notorious for its abusive treatment of students.

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Release date:

August 30, 2024

Director:

RaMell Ross

Cast:

Fred Hechinger, Hamish Linklater, Daveed Diggs, Jimmie Fails

Genre:

Drama, Historical drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2024 in adaptations