The Inspection
Short description
Ellis French, a young gay Black man, has been rejected by his mother and sees few prospects ahead of him. He enlists in the Marine Corps, determined to make it through a system that would just as soon shut him out. Basic training brings relentless pressure and deeply rooted prejudice, but it also brings an unexpected sense of camaraderie and belonging that reshapes how he sees himself.
The Inspection is a 2022 American drama written and directed by Elegance Bratton, his first feature, followed by By Any Means. Jeremy Pope plays Ellis, with Gabrielle Union as his mother, Inez French, and Bokeem Woodbine, Raúl Castillo, McCaul Lombardi and Nicholas Logan in supporting roles. Effie Brown and Chester Algernal Gordon produced for A24, Gamechanger Films and Freedom Principle, and the film runs 95 minutes.
On IMDb it holds a 6.7 rating from around 6,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.1 from roughly 91 votes. A critics' rating of 7.1 from 141 reviews places it above both audience scores, indicating stronger approval among reviewers than among general viewers.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot in 19 days in Mississippi during a heatwave exceeding 40 degrees Celsius.
- The film is based on the true story of Elegance Bratton, who was kicked out of his mother's house for being gay and spent ten years on the streets. When Bratton joined the Marine Corps, he needed to retrieve his birth certificate from his mother, as depicted in the film. Shortly after the film received approval, the woman passed away. Gabrielle Union wears some of her jewelry and uses the family Bible in the film.
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