Pose's Jeremy Pope is a victim of homophobia in the first trailer for The Inspection.
Directed by Elegance Bratton, the drama – inspired by true events – also stars Bokeem Woodbine, best known for his turn as Shocker in Spider-Man: Homecoming and Mike Milligan in Fargo.
Pope plays Ellis French, a newcomer to the Marines who's shifted out to a South Carolina boot camp.
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"He initially meets the physical requirements, but is not as successful in disguising his sexual orientation, making him the target of a near-lethal hazing from training instructor Leland Laws (Woodbine) and a fellow recruit, Laurence Harvey (Raúl Castillo)," teases a synopsis.
Across the trailer, it becomes evident that Ellis has also been shunned by his family for being gay.
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"My mum, she won't even talk to me. Most of my friends are dead or in jail. If I die in this uniform, I'm a hero to somebody," he reflects.
Aaron Dominguez (Oscar Torres in Only Murders in the Building) and Gabrielle Union (Zoey Andata in FlashForward) round out the central cast.
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The Inspection comes from the illustrious distributor A24, responsible for recent gems such as The Green Knight, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Good Time, Saint Maud, Midsommar and Red Rocket.
Earlier this month, Pope was confirmed to be playing Jean-Michel Basquiat opposite Paul Bettany's Andy Warhol and Daniel Brühl's Bruno Bischofberger in biopic The Collaboration.
Woodbine currently stars in the Halo TV series as Soren-066, a Spartan deserter who later became an Insurrectionist leader on the Rubble. A second season is on the way.
The Inspection premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, before heading to US cinemas on November 18.
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