From Academy Award Nominee RaMell Ross comes 'A New American Masterpiece'.
Nickel Boys is based on the historic reform school in 1960s Florida called the Dozier School for Boys, which was notorious for abusive treatment of students. It explores the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy who is sent to the Nickel Academy, a fictional version of the Dozier School, after he is falsely accused of a crime. While there, he meets a boy named Turner, and the two form a close friendship as they try to survive the horrors of the school and its corrupt administrators.
"There are outstanding performances here from Ellis-Taylor, Herisse and Wilson, and Jomo Fray's cinematography and Nora Mendis's production design are exceptional too. This is a survivor's coming of age: tough, disillusioned, brilliant." – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Please note, the screening of Nickel Boys on Wednesday 13 January at 11.00 will be baby-friendly. Families with babies under the age of one are welcome; lights will be left on at a low level throughout the screening and the volume of the film is quieter than a normal presentation.
- Director: RaMell Ross
- Cast: Aunjanue Ellis, Daveed Diggs, Hamish Linklater
- Language: English
