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‘Devotion’ is an interracial friendship story that flies

Por: The Boston Globe Entertainment November 23, 2022

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To be the first person to do something is a lonely honor, especially if one is a minority. In the segregated era in which “Devotion” takes place, just the basic human desire to better oneself could result in violence if you were Black. Once that hurdle of being “the first” is cleared, you become “the only,” which in many ways feels lonelier.In director J.D. Dillard’s historical drama, Jonathan Majors plays real-life hero Ensign... + full article



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