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'The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.' (Production summary)
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Change of Heart : 'Boy Erased, The Miseducation of Cameron Post' and Gay Conversion Therapy
2019
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— Appears in: Screen Education , no. 94 2019; (p. 54-61)'In a society in which huge advances have been made in the rights and acceptance of same-sex-attracted people, vestiges of Western society's homophobic past persist - one of the most confronting being the so-called gay conversion therapy offered by some Christian organisations. Delving into a pair of new films that, in different ways, explore the experience of undergoing this 'treatment' - with all its harms and complexities - Adolfo Aranjuez finds affecting depictions of young people who need support rather than suppression.'
Source: Abstract.
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Distranslation : the Queer Art of Chick Flick Transposition
2018
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— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018; -
The 2018 AACTA Awards…The Rundown
2018
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 6 December 2018; -
[Review] : Boy Erased
2018
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 407 2018; (p. 70)'We all love redemption movies. The twist in Boy Erased is that redemption comes by escaping religion rather than discovering it. Garrard Conley is a nineteen-year-old college student who grew up in a fundamentalist Baptist family in Arkansas. When his parents discover his homosexuality, they pressure him into attending a Christian conversion camp, where he lasts twelve days before fleeing. In 2016, Conley published a memoir (Boy Erased) which detailed his experiences.' (Introduction)
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[Review] Boy Erased
2018
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— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 17-23 November 2018;'Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased may lack depth in its examination of LGBTQIA torment, but its handling of family dynamics and the performances of Luke Hedges and Nicole Kidman are cause for redemption.' (Introduction)
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Boy Erased Is a Safe and Predictable Take on the Horrors of Gay Conversion
2018
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 24 October 2018;'I always try my hardest to go into every film with an open mind and not write off anything before I see it. This was particularly hard to do with Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased. I was trepidatious about going to see the film. Call me cynical, but I am always wary when a queer film directed by a straight filmmaker receives Oscar buzz. I’m looking at you Danish Girl, Dallas Buyers Club and The Imitation Game.' (Production summary)
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Gay Conversion Film Boy Erased Lifts Lid on What It's Like to Be Forced into 'Therapy' Bootcamp
2018
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2018;'What's a straight Australian man doing making a film about gay conversion therapy in America?' (Introduction)
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[Review] Boy Erased
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 17-23 November 2018;'Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased may lack depth in its examination of LGBTQIA torment, but its handling of family dynamics and the performances of Luke Hedges and Nicole Kidman are cause for redemption.' (Introduction)
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[Review] : Boy Erased
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 407 2018; (p. 70)'We all love redemption movies. The twist in Boy Erased is that redemption comes by escaping religion rather than discovering it. Garrard Conley is a nineteen-year-old college student who grew up in a fundamentalist Baptist family in Arkansas. When his parents discover his homosexuality, they pressure him into attending a Christian conversion camp, where he lasts twelve days before fleeing. In 2016, Conley published a memoir (Boy Erased) which detailed his experiences.' (Introduction)
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The 2018 AACTA Awards…The Rundown
2018
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 6 December 2018;