Der verlorene Sohn (2018)
Jared wächst als Sohn eines Baptistenpredigers in einer Kleinstadt in den amerikanischen Südstaaten auf. Als er mit 19 Jahren von einem College-Mitstudenten als schwul geoutet wird, bricht für seinen Vater und seine Mutter Nancy sowie die konservative Gemeinde eine Welt zusammen. Um Jared von seiner Homosexualität zu „heilen“, soll er an einer von der Kirche unterstützten Reparativtherapie teilnehmen, anderenfalls kann Vater Marshall ihn nicht mehr unter seinem Dach leben lassen. Wenn Jared sich nicht beugt, droht dem Teenager aber nicht nur der Verlust der Familie, sondern auch der Verlust seiner eigenen religiösen Identität. Unter diesem Druck nimmt der junge Mann notgedrungen an dem entwürdigenden, unmenschlichen und absurden Umerziehungsprogramm des erbarmungslosen Therapeuten Victor Sykes teil, das auf zwölf Tage angelegt ist…
Der Regisseur:
Joel Edgerton
Der Autor:
Joel Edgerton
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Lucas Hedges as Jared Eamons |
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Nicole Kidman as Nancy Eamons |
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Russell Crowe as Marshall Eamons |
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Joel Edgerton as Victor Sykes |
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Troye Sivan as Gary |
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Madelyn Cline as Chloe |
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Flea as Brandon |
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Xavier Dolan as Jon |
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Britton Sear as Cameron Van Heusen |
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Cherry Jones as Dr. Muldoon |
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David Joseph Craig as Michael |
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Joe Alwyn as Henry Wallace |
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Théodore Pellerin as Xavier |
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Jesse LaTourette as Sarah |
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Emily Hinkler as Dee |
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David Ditmore as Phillip |
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Matt Burke as Simon |
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William Ngo as Carl |
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Lindsey Moser as Tina |
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Victor McCay as Aaron |
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Tim Ware as Big Jim Picard |
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Josh Scherer as Wayne |
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Frank Hoyt Taylor as Pastor Wilkins |
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Jason Davis as Reverend Neil |
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Kevin Linehan as Eric Vidler |
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Paige Denise Crawford as Cheryl |
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Malerie Grady as Mindy |
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Will Kindrachuk as Christopher Vidler |
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Drew Scheid as Nick |
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Jesse Malinowski as Dale |
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Joy Jacobson as Brandy Vidler |
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Randy Havens as Lee's Dad |
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Devin Michael as Anders |
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Brasher Russell as Church Kid (uncredited) |
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Brook Todd as Jon's Brother |
| Crew | Jennifer Badger | Stunt Driver |
| Art | Chuck McCourt | Set Dresser |
| Art | Sabrina Petkus | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Matt Heath | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Jackson Parker | Grip |
| Lighting | Enrique Osorio | Rigging Grip |
| Crew | Chick Bernhard | Stunt Driver |
| Camera | Cedric Martin | "B" Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Stephen Grum | Gaffer |
| Camera | Chris D. Chapman | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunt Driver |
| Camera | Will Whittenburg | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tim J. Hays | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Santantonio | Hair Department Head |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Chreky | Script Supervisor |
| Art | John Sommerville | Leadman |
| Camera | Cedric Martin | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Patrick Wylie | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valerie Martinez | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Jones | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Nash Edgerton | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Keith Adams | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Brett Quarmby | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Blair Winders | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Richard Marty Simpson | Boom Operator |
| Art | Nichole Wleklinski | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Irie Bailey | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Nicholas Mann | Grip |
| Crew | Paul Burke | Stunt Driver |
| Art | Jonathan Guggenheim | Art Direction |
| Art | Tracy Breyfogle | Art Department Coordinator |
| Camera | Claire Busic | Camera Loader |
| Crew | Shauna Galligan | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jay Pearson | Stunt Driver |
| Lighting | Hektor Stockton | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Alex Therrien | Rigging Grip |
| Sound | Matthew Nicolay | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Kochinas | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julia Saeri Lee | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracie Morrison | Hairstylist |
| Art | Seth Lewis | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Bobby Amor | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Kyle Kaplan | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Michael J. Moore | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Mallorie Coleman | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Warren Brace | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Jorge Parra | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyra Panchenko | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mi Young | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Graham | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Georgina Marquis | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Brett Smrz | Stunt Driver |
| Art | D. Tobias Denney | Property Master |
| Lighting | Jon Ladd | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Jerrid Jones | Utility Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Sease | Key Costumer |
| Lighting | Josh Nobles | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Reynaldo Ali Sable | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Landon Ruddel | Key Grip |
| Crew | Gregg Smrz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Dwight Campbell | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Lighting | Jordan Francais | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Tyler Winegar | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Cigliano | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Paul E. Short | Stunt Driver |
| Art | Robbie Sammons | Set Dresser |
| Lighting | Joshua McCready | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | John Nijhawan | Grip |
| Camera | Edward Sarkisov | Grip |
| Lighting | Todd Wood | Rigging Grip |
| Production | Ann Ruark | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Michael Kim | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Sound | Matthew Kay | Foley Mixer |
| Crew | Jeffrey Penman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Anna Basso | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Steev Beeson | Production Accountant |
| Production | Kathleen Richter | Payroll Accountant |
| Sound | Sylvia Menno | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ian Cymore | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Joy Jacobson | ADR Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Eran Dinur | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Daniel Castle King | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Rose Locke | Extras Casting |
| Production | Wes Hagan | Location Manager |
| Crew | Steven Docherty | Transportation Coordinator |
| Art | Christopher Ferris | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Matthew Haasch | Foley Editor |
| Sound | David Wahnon | Foley Editor |
| Production | Kevin Dowling | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Trace Taylor | Assistant Location Manager |
| Crew | Manuel Cespedes | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Karin Beckman | Craft Service |
| Editing | Mike Selemon | Additional Editor |
| Sound | Tony Volante | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Elizabeth Himelstein | Dialect Coach |
| Sound | Robert Hein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Bruce Winant | ADR Voice Casting |
| Production | Erin Thornton | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Bryan Turner | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Tass Filipos | Music Editor |
| Production | Michael Wiggs | Production Secretary |
| Directing | Jessie Sasser White | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Ryan Hintz | Assistant Accountant |
| Sound | Jacob Ribicoff | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michael Rivera | ADR Recordist |
| Production | Shannon Herring | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Elizabeth Driscoll | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Judy Dickerson | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Samuel Wayne Beitz | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jay Peck | Foley Artist |
| Production | Shelby Cherniet | Casting Associate |
| Production | Jamie Ember | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Robert Hein | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Josh Forshee | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Glenfield Payne | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Filipe Messeder | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ian Cymore | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Micah Blaichman | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Tricia Schultz | ADR Post Producer |
| Sound | Bobby Johanson | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Igor Nikolic | Foley Editor |
| Production | Dann Fink | ADR Voice Casting |
| Directing | Ben White | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joel Edgerton | Director |
| Writing | Garrard Conley | Book |
| Writing | Joel Edgerton | Screenplay |
| Production | Kerry Kohansky-Roberts | Producer |
| Sound | Saunder Jurriaans | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Chad Keith | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Chris LeDoux | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Ann Ruark | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rebecca Yeldham | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nash Edgerton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kim Hodgert | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Danny Bensi | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Brendan McHale | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Eduard Grau | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trish Summerville | Costume Design |
| Production | David Joseph Craig | Co-Producer |
| Production | Steve Golin | Producer |
| Production | Tony Lipp | Executive Producer |
| Art | Adam Willis | Set Decoration |
| Production | Joel Edgerton | Producer |
| Production | Michael J. Moore | Co-Producer |
| Production | Carmen Cuba | Casting |
| Editing | Jay Rabinowitz | Editor |
| Art | Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |
| Sound | Jon Thor Birgisson | Songs |
| Sound | Troye Sivan | Songs |
| Sound | Leland | Songs |