Boy Erased

— This isn’t an easy movie to watch and I wasn’t prepared for it’s wallop. It’s the story of a college-aged Baptist minister’s son whose parents, on learning he may be homosexual, decide to help him with conversion therapy. Lucas Hedges and Russell Crowe are perfect as the son and his father, but it is Nicole Kidman who shines as his mother, walking a shaky line between her husband, her faith, and her son. In the end, the film is as much about love and family as anything, and although it’s an indictment of conversion therapy, the familial kindness somehow softens those realities. No matter what, it’s hard not to wonder why only 14 states have passed laws to ban this horrible, discredited medical practice.

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[2018. 115 min. Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, and Joel Edgerton.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/boy-erased-2018