Pray Away

June. 16,2021      PG-13
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In the 1970s, five men struggling with being gay in their Evangelical church started a bible study to help each other leave the "homosexual lifestyle." They quickly received over 25,000 letters from people asking for help and formalized as Exodus International, the largest and most controversial conversion therapy organization in the world. But leaders struggled with a secret: their own “same-sex attractions” never went away. After years as Christian superstars in the religious right, many of these men and women have come out as LGBTQ, disavowing the very movement they helped start. Focusing on the dramatic journeys of former conversion therapy leaders, current members, and a survivor, PRAY AWAY chronicles the “ex gay" movement’s rise to power, persistent influence, and the profound harm it causes.

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Reviews

PiraBit
2021/06/16

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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Abbigail Bush
2021/06/17

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Jonah Abbott
2021/06/18

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Sarita Rafferty
2021/06/19

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

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