Gritty new film 'Nickel Boys' exposes the harrowing true story behind a notorious Florida reform school's dark history of abuse and violence.
beat sheet
The Dozier School for Boys, which the book and film are based on, was a real-life reform school in Florida that operated for over 100 years, with documented cases of horrific physical and sexual abuse of students.
The school's infamy was further cemented by the discovery of a hidden 'White House' building on the campus grounds, where prisoners were allegedly tortured and murdered, making it a shocking real-life horror story behind the powerful film adaptation.
call sheet
RaMell Ross, Colson Whitehead, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, Nickel Boys
Gritty new film 'Nickel Boys' exposes the harrowing true story behind a notorious Florida reform school's dark history of abuse and violence.
beat sheet
The Dozier School for Boys, which the book and film are based on, was a real-life reform school in Florida that operated for over 100 years, with documented cases of horrific physical and sexual abuse of students.
The school's infamy was further cemented by the discovery of a hidden 'White House' building on the campus grounds, where prisoners were allegedly tortured and murdered, making it a shocking real-life horror story behind the powerful film adaptation.
call sheet
RaMell Ross, Colson Whitehead, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, Nickel Boys