Nickel Boys

A cinematic masterpiece and magnificent piece of storytelling based upon the Pulitizer Prize winning novel by Coleson Whitehead. 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.PT2H20MPG-13
Ethan Cole Sharp
Sam Malone
Najah Bradley
RaMell Ross
Orion Studios
Nickel Boys"Nickel Boys"

Showtimes

The Rose Theatre