I know of too many successful ministries combining authentic compassion, unconditional love and support, and a good grasp of addiction dynamics. This revelation intends to symbolize what producers label the hypocrisy of all conversion therapies. In the press release, Edgerton spoke proudly of the project, stating: I'm excited to work with an ensemble of actors, seasoned and new, to bring Garrard's story to the screen. It is written and directed by Joel Edgerton, who also produced with Kerry Kohansky Roberts and Steve Golin. Boy Erased premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018, and also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. At one point Jared is beaten with bibles by staff members. The message was quite clear, but the acting of the two heavy hitters (Crowe, and Kidman) was average. [3] On June 21, 2017, it was announced that the bidding war for distribution rights for Boy Erased had boiled down to Netflix and Focus Features, and the latter ultimately won the rights.[4]. I can't think of a better reason to get behind the camera again. These are the weapons Jesus employs; Christians have no other legitimate resources. His parents persuade him to enter what amounts to a de-programming facility. I recently experienced the exquisitely painful movie, ‘Boy Erased.’ The film dramatizes the real-life odyssey of Garrard Conley, the son of a pastor couple who struggles with same-sex attraction. At the end we are told the boy is happily married to another man and his family has at last accepted him as he is. [11][12][13], The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018. Hannah Paine news.com.au July 22, 2018 12:18pm [21] Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film a 95% overall positive score and an 85% "definite recommend".[19]. The film won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release at the 30th GLAAD Media Awards. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here. On June 8, 2017, it was revealed that a bidding war had begun between Netflix, Annapurna Pictures, Focus Features, and Amazon Studios for distribution rights to a film package set to star Lucas Hedges, Joel Edgerton, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe, and be directed and written by Edgerton, based on Garrard Conley's memoir Boy Erased. ITS stars Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe have been showered with praise, but the real story behind Boy Erased is far more important. In the film, Conley's character is named Jared Eamons. The center’s director will later be revealed as a closeted gay man who eventually resigns to live the gay life. The hypocrisy is nauseating. Hannah Paine news.com.au July 22, 2018 12:18pm Eventually the boy calls his mother to rescue him. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images). The website's critical consensus reads, "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. [2], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 254 reviews, with an average rating of 6.89/10. Boy Erased is a 2018 American biographical drama film based on Garrard Conley's 2016 memoir of the same name. The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. Jared thinks of a brief, romantic, intimate encounter he had with an art student, Xavier, in college. The two begin to reconcile when he asks his father to visit him for Christmas. The film stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, and Edgerton, and follows the son of Baptist parents who is forced to take part in a gay conversion therapy program. He writes an article that exposes the realities of conversion therapy. I can only base my impressions on the film itself, but Conley stands by this rendering of his story. Traumatized, Jared returns home to recover. [14][15] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, first for the press and industry on September 8, 2018, and then for the public on September 11, 12, and 15. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 2, 2018, by Focus Features and grossed over $11 million worldwide. Marshall approaches Jared to console him, but Jared turns away. Four years later, Jared has moved to New York City with his boyfriend. A partial list would include the myth of health issues associated with homosexuality going away once gays find acceptance; they do not. Though Sykes, his counselors, and the other attendees corner Jared, Cameron stands up for him and escorts Jared safely to Nancy, who takes him home, horrified and ashamed that she allowed Marshall to enroll him in an unvetted program without researching its practices.
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