God's Own Country (2017 film)
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Nov 2, 2018 · A kindly doctor (in a memorable cameo by veteran actor Cherry Jones) happens to be the only grown-up who privately tells Jared that he is a perfectly healthy and normal teenage boy. And yet, Jared gets denied his true identity by almost everyone else.
Anchored in empathy by writer-director-star Joel Edgerton, Boy Erased proves the road to complex, powerfully performed drama can also be paved with good intentions. Read Critics Reviews
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- Biography, Drama, LGBTQ+
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Oct 31, 2018 · Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe star in a true story about a discredited (but still practiced) “treatment” for homosexuality.
Nov 1, 2018 · Based on a 2016 memoir by Garrard Conley, Boy Erased is the second movie this year — after last August's The Miseducation of Cameron Post — to focus on so-called gay conversion therapy centers...
The true power of Boy Erased is its ability to remind audiences of what LGBT+ youth struggle with as it is based on Garrard Conley's life. Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 30, 2021
Nov 8, 2018 · Boy Erased: Directed by Joel Edgerton. With Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Madelyn Cline. The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Sep 1, 2018 · ‘Boy Erased’ Review: Lucas Hedges and Nicole Kidman Lead Joel Edgerton’s Powerful Gay Conversion Drama. With its focus on the family of origin, Edgerton's film also gets the best out of...
