Elegance Bratton's impressive tale of a young, gay, homeless Black man who joins up is informed by his own experience Ellis French (Jeremy Pope), a young gay Black man, is already battle-hardened by a decade of homelessness and the rejection of his mother Inez (Gabrielle Union, phenomenal) when he decides to join the US Marines. But the daily fight to make it through basic training, with the institutionally sanctioned bullying that kicks up a gear once his sexuality becomes known, is a challenge...
Elegance Bratton's impressive tale of a young, gay, homeless Black man who joins up is informed by his own experience Ellis French (Jeremy Pope), a young gay Black man, is already battle-hardened by a decade of homelessness and the rejection of his mother Inez (Gabrielle Union, phenomenal) when he decides to join the US Marines. But the daily fight to make it through basic training, with the institutionally sanctioned bullying that kicks up a gear once his sexuality becomes known, is a challenge...
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