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Boy Erased

Summary: The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.

Release Date: November 08, 2018

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director: Joel Edgerton

Writers: Garrard Conley

, Joel Edgerton

Runtime: 1 h 55 min

MPAA: R

Production: Focus Features, Perfect World Pictures, Anonymous Content, Blue-Tongue Films, Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, Georgia, New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development

Distributor: Focus Features, HBO Max

Countries: Australia, United States, China

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 11,000,000

Domestic: $ 6,788,692

International: $ 5,064,389

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