The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
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- TriviaGarrard Conley turned down the opportunity to write the adaptation himself as he believed a filmmaker would be better fit to translate his memoir to the big screen.
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Written by Troye Sivan, Allie X (as Alexandra Hughes), Bram Inscore, Jack Latham, Leland and Ariel Rechtshaid
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Featured review
Excellent Horror Film
I enjoy horror films. I have watched hundreds of them, everything from the classic 1930s Universal titles like Dracula and Frankenstein, to some of the more modern high-tech efforts. In general they don't scare me. This film does. The amount of ignorance and cruelty portrayed in this film should warrant it an X rating.
The truth is, I wasn't even sure at the beginning whether it was for or against its subject matter. You'd think in the 21st century that there would be more members of The Flat Earth Society than people who truly believe you can "pray away the gay." Obviously I'm wrong. In fact, the VP candidate of a major party is a strong advocate for that belief. So I'm not sure what this film really is. Is it a documentary? Is it a melodrama? Is it just a flat-out horror film?
Whatever it is, it put me squarely in touch with the amount of ignorance and cruelty that exist in my fellow humans. We criticize other cultures who practice female genital mutilation, yet we - decent Christian folks - do this? If I go see a film about some shape-shifting mutant who eats human brains for dessert, I wouldn't be particularly troubled by it (other than the graphic FX). At the least, I know that there were no shape-shifting mutants in the theatre audience with me. I wish I I had the same confidence about who sat in the theatre with me watching this film on any given night. Folks like this are out there, and the unspeakable pain they subject others to in the name of their religious beliefs is truly frightening.
This is a good film, competently cast and acted, and well written and directed. I hope it finds the audience it deserves. I hope it alleviates some pain and suffering somewhere, which is an odd mission for a horror film.
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- hdavis-29
- Oct 12, 2020
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- Silinmis Çocuk
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- Atlanta, Georgia, USA(on location)
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- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,788,692
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $207,057
- Nov 4, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $11,853,081
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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