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.
Acting
Moretz's muted devastation—she speaks volumes in silence.
Writing
Akhavan's script finds absurd humor in genuine horror.
Direction
Intimate close-ups that refuse to look away.
Director
Desiree Akhavan
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
Melanie Ehrlich
Helen
Isaac Jin Solstein
Steve
Christopher Dylan White
Dane
Dalton Harrod
Jamie
Steven Hauck
Pastor Crawford
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