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Two Black teenagers, Elwood and Turner, form an unlikely bond while serving time at Nickel Academy, a harsh Florida reform school. Elwood, a hopeful college student, finds himself thrown into the brutal world of the institution after an upsetting accident. With Turner's guidance, he navigates the challenges of survival while maintaining his optimistic spirit.
2024
English
Stereo
Drama
Boxing
Cast & Crew
Ethan Cole Sharp
(Actor)
.. Young Elwood
Sam Malone
(Actor)
.. Percy
Najah Bradley
(Actor)
.. Evelyn
Aunjanue Ellis
(Actor)
.. Hattie
Jase Stidwell
(Actor)
.. Boy at Playground
Legacy Jones
(Actor)
.. Girl at Playground
Ethan Herisse
(Actor)
.. Elwood
Jimmie Fails
(Actor)
.. Mr. Hill
Ky'druis Follins
(Actor)
.. Lincoln High Student
Gabrielle Simone Johnson
(Actor)
.. Elwood's Girlfriend
Peter Gabb
(Actor)
.. Mr. Marconi
Bill Martin Williams
(Actor)
.. Old Man with Cane
Ellison Booker
(Actor)
.. Older Guy (Protest)
Taraja Ramsess
(Actor)
.. Rodney
Zachary Van Zandt
(Actor)
.. White Boy(as Zachary Luke Van Zandt)
Zach Primo
(Actor)
.. White Boy
Sean Papajohn
(Actor)
.. White Boy
Sean Tyrik
(Actor)
.. Corey
Hamish Linklater
(Actor)
.. Spencer
Gralen Bryant Banks
(Actor)
.. Blakeley
More Information
Did You Know..
Ethan Cole Sharp
(Actor)
.. Young Elwood
Sam Malone
(Actor)
.. Percy
Najah Bradley
(Actor)
.. Evelyn
Aunjanue Ellis
(Actor)
.. Hattie
Born:
February 21, 1969
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Trivia:
San Francisco-born actress Aunjanue Ellis graduated with a B.A. in African-American studies from Brown University before studying acting at NYU. She began her career in the mid-'90s, appearing in films like Girls Town and A Map of the World. In 2002, she gave a memorable performance as secret agent Sistah Girl in the comedy Undercover Brother, and that same year she was cast in a starring role in the series MDs. In 2005, she nabbed another starring role in a series as MSgt. Jocelyn Pierce on the Pentagon drama E-Ring, and she stayed with the show for 11 episodes. In 2008, she appeared in a starring role as an unlikely murder suspect in the thriller Cover.
Jase Stidwell
(Actor)
.. Boy at Playground
Legacy Jones
(Actor)
.. Girl at Playground
Ethan Herisse
(Actor)
.. Elwood
Born:
June 23, 1905
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Trivia:
Made his professional screen debut in the 2012 NBC sitcom Go On.In 2019, starred as Yusef Salaam in Netflix miniseries When They See Us.Made his feature film debut in 2019, as Jerome in drama Miss Virginia.
Jimmie Fails
(Actor)
.. Mr. Hill
Ky'druis Follins
(Actor)
.. Lincoln High Student
Gabrielle Simone Johnson
(Actor)
.. Elwood's Girlfriend
Peter Gabb
(Actor)
.. Mr. Marconi
Bill Martin Williams
(Actor)
.. Old Man with Cane
Born:
October 19, 1954
Ellison Booker
(Actor)
.. Older Guy (Protest)
Taraja Ramsess
(Actor)
.. Rodney
Zachary Van Zandt
(Actor)
.. White Boy(as Zachary Luke Van Zandt)
Zach Primo
(Actor)
.. White Boy
Sean Papajohn
(Actor)
.. White Boy
Sean Tyrik
(Actor)
.. Corey
Hamish Linklater
(Actor)
.. Spencer
Born:
July 07, 1976
Birthplace: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
Birthplace: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
Trivia:
The son of famed acting instructor and vocal coach Kristin Linklater, character actor Hamish Linklater cut his professional chops on the stage before moving into filmed work. Hamish commenced his professional training with Shakespearean roles before the age of ten, and after his secondary school education enrolled at Amherst College in Boston. Key theatrical assignments following graduation included a part in a production of Cyclone at Studio Dante and a role opposite Jill Clayburgh in The Busy World Is Hushed at Playwrights Horizons. Meanwhile, Linklater stepped in front of the cameras for a multi-episode turn on American Dreams (2004) and a regular role, as Dr. Bruce Cherry, a physician in a Boston teaching hospital, on Gideon's Crossing (2000). The actor also signed for parts in Hollywood features including the telemovie Live from Baghdad (2002) and the theatrical release Fantastic Four (2005), as well as a regular role in the cast of the Julia Louis-Dreyfus CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine, playing Matthew, the brother of the recently divorced title character (Louis-Dreyfus). When Christine came to an close, Linklater starred in a pair of well-respected indie films, The Future and Lola Versus, before appearing in the would-be mega-blockbuster Battleship.
Gralen Bryant Banks
(Actor)
.. Blakeley
