
Overview
Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, whose treatment consists in repenting for feeling “same sex attraction.” Cameron befriends fellow sinners Jane and Adam, thus creating a new family to deal with the surrounding intolerance.
Details
- Director
- Desiree Akhavan
- Writer
- Cecilia Frugiuele
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $900,000
Cast
Chloë Grace Moretz
Emily Skeggs
Forrest Goodluck
Jennifer Ehle
John Gallagher Jr.
Kerry Butler
Marin Ireland
Owen Campbell
Quinn Shephard
Sasha Lane
Keywords
1990s
based on young adult novel
christianity
coming of age
conversion therapy
emotional abuse
female sexuality
homophobia
lgbt
lgbt teen
pseudoscience
religion
teenager
trauma
woman director
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