Nickel Boys

Upcoming movie Nickel Boys (2024): Story, plot and cast

Director: RaMell Ross

Writers: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Colson Whitehead

Release Date: September 27, 2024 (United States)

Runtime: 2h 20m

Language: English

Country of Origin: United States

Budget: $20,000,000 (estimated)

Production Companies: Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Louverture Films

Story

“Nickel Boys” is based on the historic “Dozier School for Boys” reform school in Florida, which was well-known for mistreating its pupils. It tells the tale of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American child who, in the 1960s, is wrongfully accused of a crime and sent to the Nickel Academy. He befriends a boy named Turner there, and the two grow close as they work to survive the atrocities of the school and its dishonest officials.

Plot Summary

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys is an engrossing drama. The film, which is set in the 1960s, tells the tale of Elwood Curtis, a young African American child who, motivated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words, dreams of a better future. But when he is wrongfully accused of a crime and sent to the infamous reform school in Florida known as Nickel Academy, his life drastically changes. Students at this horrifying school deal with widespread abuse and corruption.

Turner, a streetwise young man Elwood meets at Nickel Academy, grows to be a close friend and confidant. Together, they negotiate the hazardous terrain while attempting to hold onto their humanity and hope despite the brutality. As they plan their escape and deal with the harsh realities of the school, their friendship grows stronger. The movie looks at issues of friendship, resiliency, and the never-ending pursuit of justice in the face of institutional racism.

Cast

Ethan Cole Sharp as Young Elwood

Sam Malone as Percy

Najah Bradley as Evelyn

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Hattie

Jase Stidwell as Boy at Playground

Legacy Jones as Girl at Playground

Ethan Herisse as Elwood

Jimmie Fails as Mr. Hill

Ky’druis Follins as Gabrielle Simone Johnson (Elwood’s Girlfriend)

Peter Gabb as Mr. Marconi

Bill Martin Williams as Old Man with Cane

Ellison Booker as Older Guy (Protest)

Taraja Ramsess as Rodney

Zachary Van Zandt as White Boy 1 (as Zachary Luke Van Zandt)

Zach Primo as White Boy 2

Sean Papajohn as White Boy 3

Sean Tyrik as Corey

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