Nickel Boys (12A)

The Kingsway, Kingsway, Newport, NP20 1HG
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Tuesday 18th March 13:00 - 19:00

About Nickel Boys (12A)

Tuesday 18 Mar at 1pm & 7pm

Evening tickets - £5.50, concessions - £5

Matinee tickets - £4.50, concessions - £4

Running time – 140 minutes

Director – RaMell Ross

The Nickel Boys is based on the historic reform school in 1960s Florida called the Dozier School for Boys, which was notorious for abusive treatment of students. It explores the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy who is sent to the Nickel Academy, a fictional version of the Dozier School, after he is falsely accused of a crime. While there, he meets a boy named Turner, and the two form a close friendship as they try to survive the horrors of the school and its corrupt administrators.