Jared (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents (Kidman, Crowe) at age 19. Jared is quickly pressured into attending a gay conversion therapy program – or else be shunned by his family, friends, and church. It is within the program that Jared comes into conflict with its head therapist (Edgerton).

MOVIE REVIEW

Gay conversion therapy seems like a great idea. You pay someone to have your child tormented by uncertified religious zealots who attempt to convince them that they are awful human beings, that their “choice” is a sin that can be cured and absolved like alcoholism or veganism. Who wouldn’t want to do that?
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