Deliverance and Desire: A Queer Horror Debut at Sundance
TL;DR
An Australian horror debut by Adrian Chiarella, Leviticus blends a tender, forbidden romance between two boys with a repressive Christian community, turning a public deliverance ceremony into a haunting stalker that takes the form of the lovers’ crush. Drawing on It Follows and other body-horror tropes, it probes internalized homophobia and religious paranoia, delivering a moody, if imperfect, Sundance debut that is currently seeking U.S. distribution.
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- ‘Leviticus’ Review: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Meets ‘It Follows’ in Entertaining Horror Debut IndieWire
- Leviticus review – queer desire is a deadly curse in haunting horror The Guardian
- ‘Leviticus’ Review: A Sad, Frightening Conversion-Therapy Horror From Australia hollywoodreporter.com
- ‘Leviticus’ Sundance Review – Desire is Deadly in Affecting Cursed Horror Movie Bloody Disgusting
- Watch Mia Wasikowska and the ‘Leviticus’ Team Discuss ‘Reclaiming’ the Horror Genre with a Queer Love Story Yahoo News Canada
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