Nickel Boysbrings the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about two friends surviving a Florida reform school together to the screen.
Alex heard it and was like, You have to go in there and record that fan.
It sounds so interesting.
I said, Yes, Youre right, I will do that and we did it.
We werent sure it would make it into the film but Its in there.
We didnt really care about reality, Somers said.
It was just our inner reality.
It doesnt have to make sense.
It just feels right.
It evokes a kind of spark somehow and we just got to do it.
It makes sense to us but doesnt have to reflect reality.
The story ofNickel Boysmakes sense in a stark, tragic way.
The boys endure abuse at the reform school and Ross does not shy away from depicting it.
The score worked hand in hand to convey the boys experiences.
A lot of its shot in first-person perspective so youre in there, Alario said.
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