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Homotherapy: A Religious Sickness
Genres
Documentary
Overview
In 2019, some still consider homosexuality as a disease that needs to be cured. Focusing on movements with roots in the United States, which draw on both religion and psychiatry to justify so-called conversion therapies, an investigation into the devastating consequences of certain practices that seem to successfully avoid any control by European public authorities.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
2019-11-19
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
5.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jordan Hunter
Self
Alan Chambers
Self - Exodus President (1993-2013)
Véronique Berthe
Self
Benoît Berthe
Self
Jean-Loup Adénor
Self
Deb Cuny
Self
Jean-Michel Dunand
Self - Communion Béthanie Member
Tanya Erzen
Self - College Professor
Yannick Fer
Self - Sociologist
Richard Cohen
Self - Psychotherapist
Rich Wyler
Self - Brothers Road President
Günter Baum
Self - Wüstenstrom Founder
Anthony Favier
Self - History Professor
Ewa Kamoda
Self
Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz
Self - Psychiatrist
Marek Dziewiecki
Self - Priest
Georg Schmid
Self - Theologist
Xavier Guillaume
Self - Courage Member
Oranne de Mautort
Self - Famille et Société Director
Serge Blisko
Self - Miviludes President (2012-18)
Laurent Lemoine
Self - Theologist
Gero Winkelmann
Self - Homeopathic Doctor
Lieselotte Mahler
Self - Psychiatrist
Bastian Melcher
Self
Udo Rauchfleisch
Self - Psychiatrist
Darlene Bogle
Self - Former Exodus Member
Ulle Schauws
Self - Politician
Laurence Vanceunebrock-Mialon
Self - Politician
Monika Rosa
Self - Politician
Andrew Comiskey
Self - Desert Stream President (archive footage)
Krystyna Pawłowicz
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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