The Inspection

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 gruelling 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.

95 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Nudity, Violence, Prejudice).
Drama, Gay interest, On the art circuit

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Credits

Cast	Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Raúl Castillo, McCaul Lombardi, Nicholas Logan, Eman Esfandi
Director	Elegance Bratton
Screenplay	Elegance Bratton
Music	Animal Collective
Cinematography	Lachlan Milne
Editing	Oriana Soddu
Made in	2022
Produced by	Freedom Principle, Gamechanger Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None (sic)
Sex	None (sic)
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None (sic)
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for language throughout, sexual content, some nudity and violence.
Runtime	95
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

15: Suitable for 15 years and older	Strong language, Sex, Discrimination, Violence
Runtime	95
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 15 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 31 critics	15
Rottentomatoes critics 120 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Although it’s frustratingly clumsy in certain respects, The Inspection is an affecting actors’ showcase in service of some truly worthy themes	18
CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen Memorable, mature biopic about young gay Black Marine.	15
What the People say
Rottentomatoes users 50+ users	18
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	18
IMDB 1115 Netizens	14
The Movie DB Community	11
Average .. 77%	15