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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018 92 min United Kingdom, United States of America 18+
★6.9
Drama
Director: Desiree Akhavan
🎭 Based on
«The Miseducation of Cameron Post»
byEmily M. Danforth
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Description
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.
Budget:
$900,000
US Gross:
$904,703
Worldwide:
$2.02M
Starring
Chloë Grace Moretz
Actor
Steven Hauck
Actor
Quinn Shephard
Actor
Awards
Sundance Film Festival 2018
— Grand Jury Prize (Drama)
Key opinion
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is widely recognized as a thoughtful, understated drama that navigates the sensitive subject of conversion therapy with empathy. While some reviewers find its approach conventional and its pacing too gentle, most praise its nuanced performances and commitment to exploring identity without resorting to overt melodrama.
| Acting | The performances, particularly Chloë Grace Moretz's understated portrayal of Cameron, anchor the film with emotional authenticity. | |
| Production | The production design, featuring atmospheric forest settings and a cohesive 1990s color palette, creates a grounded and pleasant visual experience. | |
| Theme | The film succeeds in handling delicate themes of religious coercion and identity suppression without relying on didacticism or excessive violence. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay effectively balances ironic humor and social observation, though some find the narrative structure relies on familiar coming-of-age tropes. | |
| Pacing | The film's quiet, contemplative pacing is praised by many for its realism, while others characterize it as overly minimal or lacking in dramatic tension. |