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Friday, December 13, 2024 Limited Theaters
for thematic material involving racism, some strong language including racial slurs, violent content and smoking.
Nickel Boys Plot: What's it about?
Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.
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Key Facts
- Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel.
Nickel Boys Filming Timeline
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— Nickel Boys entered Completed status.
Awaiting release by the distributor; a release date may or may not be available.
Nickel Boys Release Date: When was the film released?
Nickel Boys was released in limited theaters on . 17 other films are opening on the same date, including The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kraven the Hunter and Endless Summer Syndrome. The movie was released in select theaters in major markets.
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