Pray Away
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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Kristine Stolakis Director · Laura Karpman Composer Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum Composer
United States release August 3, 2021 · Produced in United States · Production Naked Edge Films, Cinereach
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Lamplighter Films
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Naked Edge Films
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Cinereach
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Chicken & Egg Films
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Secret Sauce Media
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Women Make Movies
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Cinetic Media
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Ryan Murphy Television
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Blumhouse Television
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Netflix
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United States
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English
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English
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United States · June 16, 2021
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · August 3, 2021
Digital · Netflix
Australia
August 3, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Brazil
August 3, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Japan
August 3, 2021 · Digital
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August 3, 2021 · Digital
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August 3, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
August 3, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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