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Sep 9, 2022 · The openly gay director shares dimensions of himself he was forced to suppress in military service, finding a powerful proxy in Emmy nominee Jeremy Pope (‘Hollywood’).
The Inspection is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Elegance Bratton. Inspired by Bratton's real-life experiences, the film follows a young gay black man who defiantly endures brutal training at a Marine Corps boot camp, seeking approval from his homophobic mother.
Dec 12, 2022 · The Inspection provides viewers with a harrowing story about a man battling his family and a governmental system just to be heard and accepted. Having been rejected by his mother for his sexuality, Ellis French (Jeremy Pope) seeks to build a life for himself in the US Marines.
Nov 18, 2022 · A gay Black man enlists in the Marines in the aftermath of 9/11 and navigates a minefield of prejudices, and his own demons.
Dec 2, 2022 · The Inspection: Directed by Elegance Bratton. With Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Raúl Castillo. A young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.
Nov 17, 2022 · The filmmaker was homeless for nearly a decade until he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps — an unexpected choice, given that the military accepted gay and...
Nov 17, 2022 · “The Inspection” filters the brutal claustrophobia of Stanley Kubrick’s boot camp horror show through the piercing subjectivity of Barry Jenkins’s coming-of-age tone poem.
In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever...
- Drama, LGBTQ+
1 hr 35 mins. Drama, Family. R. Watchlist. Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing...
In Elegance Bratton’s deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.