The Inspection

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The Inspection

Gamechanger Films, Freedom Principle

A24

Release dates 

September 8, 2022 (TIFF)

November 18, 2022

SYNOPSIS

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. 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.

Directed by

Elegance Bratton

Written by

Elegance Bratton

Produced by

Effie T. Brown and Chester Algernal Gordon

Starring

Jeremy Pope as Ellis French

Raúl Castillo as Laurence Harvey

Bokeem Woodbine as Leland Laws

Gabrielle Union as Inez French

McCaul Lombardi as Harvey

Aaron Dominguez as Castro

Nicholas Logan as Brooks

Eman Esfandi as Ismail

Andrew Kai as Label

Aubrey Joseph as Boles

Cinematography

Lachlan Milne

Edited by

Oriana Soddu

Music by

Animal Collective

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