First Trailer for 'Nickel Boys' Debuts, Showcasing Powerful Performances

RaMell Ross directs the adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, exploring themes of friendship and resilience in a 1960s reform school.

• The film stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
• 'Nickel Boys' premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and will open the New York Film Festival.
• The story is inspired by the real-life abuses at the Dozier School for Boys in Florida.
• Ross co-wrote the script with Maya Krinsky and brings a documentarian's eye to the narrative.
• The film will have a limited theatrical release on October 25 before streaming on Prime Video.

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