Review of Boy Erased (2018) by Ty Burr for Boston Globe — 08 Nov 2018
Boy Erased is strongest when it simply focuses on Jared as he copes with the trauma of coming out in a repressed society. This includes, in the film’s most shocking scene, a sequence of collegiate gay rape that leaves the boy with PTSD, which goes unnoticed and untreated by parents, authorities, and, to some extent, the film itself.
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This review of Boy Erased (2018) was written by Ty Burr and published by Boston Globe on 08 Nov 2018.
Boy Erased has generally received positive reviews.
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