Kidnapped for Christ

Kidnapped for Christ

Conform. Or be conformed.

Directed by Kate Logan

201485 min6.5 / 10

A harrowing documentary exposé of institutional abuse disguised as religious reform, centered on the human cost of conversion therapy and parental rejection.

Kidnapped For Christ tells the shocking stories of American teenagers who were taken from their homes and shipped to Escuela Caribe, an American-run Christian behavior modification program in the Dominican Republic. The film centers on David, a straight-A student who was sent to Escuela Caribe because he is gay and his parents can't deal with the situation. When a young evangelical filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to film behind the gates of this controversial school, she discovers shocking secrets and young students that change her life.

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