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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Directed By
RaMell Ross
Written by: RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Production Companies: Orion Pictures, Plan B, Anonymous Content, Louverture Films
Genres
Drama
Rating
PG-13
Starring
Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Produced By
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
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