Boy Erased (2018)

Directed by

Joel Edgerton

Genre

drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1,498 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a conservative Baptist family is pressured to attend a conversion therapy program after his parents discover he is gay. The film follows his experiences within the program and his struggle with his identity and family relationships.

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What happens

Boy Erased is a 2018 biographical drama film based on Garrard Conley's 2016 memoir. It was written and directed by Joel Edgerton, who also produced with Kerry Kohansky Roberts and Steve Golin. The film stars Lucas Hedges as Jared Eamons, a fictionalized version of Conley, the closeted gay son of Baptist parents (portrayed by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe), who is forced to take part in a conversion therapy program. Edgerton, Joe Alwyn, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Cherry Jones, and Flea also appear in supporting roles. Boy Erased premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018, and also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 2, 2018, by Focus Features and grossed over $12 million worldwide. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who mostly praised the performances of the cast, and received various award nominations, including two Golden Globe Award nominations: Best Actor for Hedges and Best Original Song for "Revelation". The film won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release at the 30th GLAAD Media Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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