The first trailer for Boy Erased, a film about a teenager who’s sent to a conversion therapy program after his parents discover that he’s gay, just debuted, giving us a peek at YouTube creator-turned-musician (and actor) Troye Sivan’s turn in the upcoming film.
Boy Erased stars Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe as the protagonist’s religious parents. In the trailer, the central character Jared — played by Lucas Hedges of Lady Bird — is heard getting advice on how to deal with his situation from Sivan’s character. “Tell them whatever they want to hear,” Sivan says. “Play the part, unless you really think you can change — or even want to.”
Sivan makes an additional appearance in the trailer — or rather, his music does. The soundtrack for the roughly 2.5-minute-long video is Sivan’s new original song, Revelation, which he made with Jónsi of the Icelandic group Sigur Rós.
Boy Erased is produced by Focus Features. It was written and directed by Joel Edgerton, who also produced and appears in the movie alongside Joe Alwyn, Cherry Jones, Emily Hinkler, Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary, and Xavier Dolan. The movie is based on a memoir by Garrard Conley titled Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith and Family. It will premiere in select theaters on November 2.
Check out the trailer below:
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