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Ethan Herisse
Elwood
Brandon Wilson
Turner
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Hattie
Hamish Linklater
Spencer
Gralen Bryant Banks
Blakeley
Fred Hechinger
Harper
Jimmie Fails
Mr. Hill
Luke Tennie
Griff
Bryan Gael Guzman
Jaime
Ethan Cole Sharp
Young Elwood
Daveed Diggs
Adult Elwood
Sam Malone
Percy
Najah Bradley
Evelyn
Jase Stidwell
Boy at Playground
Legacy Jones
Girl at Playground
Ky'druis Follins
Lincoln High School
Gabrielle Simone Johnson
Elwood's Girlfriend
Peter Gabb
Mr. Marconi
Bill Martin Williams
Old Man with Cane
Ellison Booker
Older Guy (Protest)
Taraja Ramsess
Rodney
Zachary Van Zandt
White Boy
Zach Primo
White Boy
Sean Papajohn
White Boy
Sean Tyrik
Corey
Bryant Tardy
Desmond
Trey Perkins
Chickie Pete
Robert Aberdeen
Mr. Goodall
Escalante Lundy
Earl
Noah Craig
Young Boy at Dining Hall
Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson
Black Mike
Mike Harkins
Butcher
Nicholas Stevens
Citrus Grove Stilt Boss
Rachel Whitman Groves
Nurse Scarlet
Billy Slaughter
Dr. Cooke
Lucy Faust
Mrs. Hardee
Tanyell Waivers
Denise
Craig Tate
Adult Chickie Pete
Sara Osi Scott
Millie
LeBaron Foster Thornton
Larry (uncredited)
Bash Luks
Boy at Playground
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier
Self (archive footage)

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A review by Brent Marchant

Written by Brent Marchant on Thu Jan 09 2025

The artistic choices a director makes while working on a film often contribute much to the success or failure of the finished project. When these decisions aptly suit the nature of the production, they can transform a commendable picture into a cinematic masterpiece. But, when they fail at this, they can unduly get in the way, and such is the case with this debut narrative feature from writer-director RaMell Ross. Based on the 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, the film tells the story of two young Black men, Ellwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), who reside at...