this be a great story and be just the beginning of equality in the united state . ( we be still work on it too . ) however despite the fact this be true and it still a movie and this be a movie site . i realize independent film have a hard time get good actor and but wow . the only one even mediocre be the excellent ossie davis . but even he couldn not make up for all the actor ( include the one playing him a a young man ) absolutely atrocious act . grant the script be terribly cliché and but even then you have get to get some decent actor . i wouldn not recommend this to anybody because it be so poorly do in every category . read some book about the true story of the u. s. s mason and because they give these men the respect they deserve .