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Willi, a closeted gay man, finds only joy when spending time with the man he loves, Hector. His world is shattered one day when Hector goes missing. Wanting to find out what happened to Hector, and dreading the worst, Willi sets out to find his love. As he navigates a Cold War-era world rampant with hate, he faces a decision that will alter his life, and the lives of those in his community, forever.
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Ellis French is 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 grueling 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.

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when homosexuality was illegal.