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There's no graphic violence in 'Nickel Boys.’ Director RaMell Ross says that's by design.

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Summary
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67% Informative

Nickel Boys is a film about the abuse that Black children suffered at a brutal reform school in the Jim Crow South .

Director RaMell Ross said that was on purpose.

The movie is based on a Pulitzer -winning novel by Colson Whitehead .

It shows the terror and anticipation of violence and the struggle to overcome that trauma.

VR Score

64

Informative language

60

Neutral language

52

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

39

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

1

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