Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys is a 2024 American historical drama adapted from Colson Whitehead's novel, directed by RaMell Ross with screenplay by Ross and Joslyn Barnes. Shot in Louisiana using a first-person perspective, it follows two African American teenagers sent to an abusive 1960s Florida reform school inspired by the Dozier School.
ReleasedDec 13, 2024
Budget$23M
Box Office$3M
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