Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys.

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Orion Pictures

Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys.

Orion Pictures

Adapted from the Pulitzer prize-winner novel from Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys tells the story of two Black boys who form an unshakeable bond at a segregated reform school in the Jim Crow South. It’s quite ambitious and unlike other prestigious book to film adaptations you’ve probably seen — most of it unfolds in the first-person perspective.

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