Author: Katherine Schaffstall / Source: The Hollywood Reporter
The awards-hopeful also stars writer-director Joel Edgerton, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Cherry Jones.
Focus Features released the first trailer for Boy Erased, starring Lucas Hedges, on Tuesday.
The film stars Hedges following his breakout supporting roles in Manchester by the Sea, Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Other castmembers include Joel Edgerton — who also directed, wrote and produced the film — as well as Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Cherry Jones.
Boy Erased tells the story of Garrard (Hedges), a teenage boy who is outed as gay by his religious parents (Kidman and Crowe) in a small town. Garrard is pressured to attend a gay conversion therapy program and if he chooses to not participate, he will risk losing relationships with his family and friends. While attending the program, he is faced with conflict presented by the head therapist (Edgerton). The film — expected to be an awards hopeful — is based on the memoir by Garrard Conley.
The trailer opens with Garrard attending church as his father, Marshall, leads the service. Clips of Garrard at a basketball game and hanging…
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