England, 1872…a sense of longing has filled the halls of Eton College, a boarding school for boys. Best friends Regy and Chat find themselves enraptured in the pure innocence of love. But their romance becomes complicated with the introduction of a new headmaster and the beginning of their adult lives just around the corner. Under the controversially progressive guidance of their tutor, esteemed scholar William Johnson Cory, the boys embark on a journey of self-discovery in an unloving world. Inspired by true events, Bright and Brave portrays the consequences of societal pressures and the resolution to fight for love.