Boy Erased (2018)

Drama, Biography

Director: Joel Edgerton
Writers: Joel Edgerton, Garrard Conley
Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Madelyn Cline

"The Truth Cannot Be Converted."

Boy Erased tells the courageous story of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe). His parents struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends, and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader (Joel Edgerton) and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.

Plot summary from IMDb: The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.

Awards: N/A
Runtime: 115 min
R