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.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.
Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.
For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.
Director: Desiree Akhavan
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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.
Chloë Grace Moretz
Cameron
Sasha Lane
Jane
Forrest Goodluck
Adam
John Gallagher Jr.
Reverend Rick
Jennifer Ehle
Dr. Lydia Marsh
Marin Ireland
Bethany
Owen Campbell
Mark
Kerry Butler
Ruth
Quinn Shephard
Coley
Emily Skeggs
Erin
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