The Miseducation of Cameron Post
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Chloë Grace Moretz, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., Quinn Shephard, Sasha Lane, Owen Campbell, Forrest Goodluck, Emily Skeggs, Steven Hauck (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz) looks the part of a perfect high school girl. But after she’s caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, Cameron is quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy center that treats teens “struggling with same-sex attraction.” At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious “de-gaying” methods, and earnest Christian rock songs—but this unusual setting also provides her with an unlikely gay community. For the first time, Cameron connects with peers, and she’s able to find her place among fellow outcasts. (Vertigo Releasing)
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An average coming of age film that doesn't offend, but also doesn't impress. The story of a girl with lesbian tendencies undergoing a transformation unfolds exactly as expected. Her confrontation with fanatical Christian educators is sometimes interesting, but doesn't go too deep. Most of the time, it's just about the fact that being gay is a sin and the main characters brush it off. Most of them remain unbroken, so they must at least conform to the regime and resist pressure. The film feels somewhat unnecessary, just like the efforts of religious fanatics convinced of their truth to eradicate "evil" from confused teenagers. The message of the film is obvious, but in today's age, when most people no longer look at homosexuals through a discriminatory lens, it feels past its peak - at least if it is portrayed so starkly. If the creative intention was to show how difficult young homosexuals had it in the 90s, it could have been done more urgently and without sugarcoating. The way it was portrayed to me, despite the serious topic, felt too comfortable.
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