Written and directed by Joel Edgerton, the coming-of-age drama "Boy Erased" is based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by Garrard Conley. The film stars Lucas Hedges as Jared Eamons, the son of a Baptist preacher who is forced to attend a church-supported gay conversion therapy program after being forcibly outed to his parents. Troye Sivan, Emily Hinkler, Madelyn Cline and David Joseph Craig co-star.
"Boy Erased" premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, followed by an international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It received a limited release in theaters on November 2, 2018. The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics.
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