For nine years, life for Ellis French (Jeremy Pope) consisted of shelters and the streets after he came out to his conservative corrections guard mother (Gabrielle Union) at 16. Enlisting in the Marines as a means of proving himself, the rigors of boot camp became that much more amplified as he tried to keep the truth of his sexuality under guard. Documentarian Elegance Bratton drew on his own life experience for this powerful narrative bow; Bokeem Woodbine, Ra~l Castillo co-star. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.