The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)

Directed by

Desiree Akhavan

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,018 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl is sent to a conversion therapy center in 1993 after her guardians discover her with another girl. She tries to get through the program with the help of other residents.

coming-of-agewryintimatequietly defiantbittersweetemotionally restrainedcharacter-drivenmelancholic

What happens

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a 2018 coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Desiree Akhavan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cecilia Frugiuele, based on the 2012 novel by Emily M. Danforth. It stars Chloë Grace Moretz, John Gallagher Jr., Sasha Lane, Forrest Goodluck, Marin Ireland, Owen Campbell, Kerry Butler, Quinn Shephard, Emily Skeggs, Melanie Ehrlich, and Jennifer Ehle. Set in 1993, the film follows Cameron Post, a teenage orphan sent to a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative Christian guardians. An international co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2018. It was released in the United States on August 3, 2018, by FilmRise, and in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2018, by Vertigo Releasing. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $2 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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