Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman Send Their Son To Gay Conversion Therapy in Joel Edgerton's BOY ERASED
Joel Edgerton (The Gift) has written and directed a coming-of-age and coming-out drama called Boy Erased for Focus Features. The film is based on the book, Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family which was written by Garrard Conley.
The movie has a fantastic cast that includes Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Nicole Kidman (The Hours). Boy Erased is the true story of one young man’s struggle to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity. Here's the synopsis:
Boy Erased tells the story of Jared (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe) at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program — or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
The movie also stars Joel Edgerton¸Cherry Jones, Michael “Flea” Balzary from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Xavier Dolan, Joe Alwyn, YouTube personality Troye Sivan, Emily Hinkler, Jesse LaTourette, David Joseph Craig, Théodore Pellerin, Madelyn Cline, and Britton Sear.
Boy Erased is set to be released in theaters on November 2nd.