If you loved Nickel Boys, try Son of the South

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the gut punch, outsider mood tags, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Nickel Boys, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Son of the South is

Mississippi Burning meets To Kill a Mockingbird. Bob Zellner, a Klansman's grandson, faces a choice in 1960s Montgomery. It delivers a personal fight against injustice.

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