Additional Details
Runtime:
1 Hr. 35 Min.
Rating:
R
Release Year:
2022
Director:
Elegance Bratton
Producer:
Effie T. Brown, Chester Algernal Gordon
Cast:
Jeremy Pope, Raúl Castillo, McCaul Lombardi, Aaron Dominguez, Bokeem Woodbine, Gabrielle Union
In MFF alum Elegance Bratton’s (PIER KIDS) 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. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.