Leviticus (HKLGFF 2026)
少年同志驅魔記 (HKLGFF 2026)
It will never stop.
6.8/10 Good 505 votes
- Released
- 12 Sep 2026
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Original title
- Leviticus
- Language
- en
The verdict
Audiences rate it 6.8 out of 10 on TMDB across 505 votes — a solid score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 86 minutes.
What it is about
What to expect
Two teenage boys are stalked by a violent entity that wears the face of the person they most want — each other. Adrian Chiarella’s Australian drama uses that supernatural premise to dig into conversion therapy and religious guilt, keeping the horror psychological rather than loud. The result is bleak and angry, and the 6.7 audience score from 435 votes suggests it landed as divisive: some found the approach raw, others heavy-handed. Screening in English with English subtitles only, the movie runs 86 minutes and plays as a Hong Kong premiere in the HKLGFF 2026 programme. Festival-goers after indie genre work with LGBTQ themes will find it on their wavelength; anyone looking for a lighter sit should look elsewhere.
Trailer
Cast
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Joe Bird
Naim Reid -
Stacy Clausen
Ryan Whelan -
Mia Wasikowska
Arlene Reid -
Nicholas Hope
Deliverance Healer -
Tyallah Bullock
Marnie -
Ewen Leslie
Rod -
Jeremy Blewitt
Hunter -
Davida McKenzie
Izzie -
Shannon Berry
Jessica -
Julia Grace
Cathy Whelan -
Hyu Motoki
Macca -
Edwina Wren
Jacky -
Anna Mtungwazi
Girl Reading Poem -
David Serafin
Bill -
Flynn Glazebrook
Macca's Mate
Crew
- Director Adrian Chiarella
- Writer Adrian Chiarella
- Original Music Composer Jed Kurzel
- Director of Photography Tyson Perkins
- Editor Nick Fenton
- Executive Producer Mia Wasikowska
- Producer Samantha Jennings
- Producer Kristina Ceyton
- Producer Hannah Ngo
- Executive Producer Salman Al-Rashid
- Executive Producer Simmons Frazier
- Executive Producer Sam Frohman
- Executive Producer Daniel Negret
- Executive Producer Liz Kearney
- Executive Producer Dale Roberts
- Executive Producer Robert Connolly
Its Hong Kong run
Played 4 times at 1 cinema across 1 district, from 12 Sep 2026 to 20 Sep 2026, from HK$100.
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What viewers said
A masterclass in queer horror! Adrian Chiarella brilliantly subverts the conversion therapy trope by turning the "cleansing" ritual into a living, shape-shifting nightmare. The entity taking the shape of what the boys desire most—each other—is a devastatingly poetic metaphor. Tyson Perkins’ gorgeous, bleak cinematography of rural Australia makes every frame feel loaded with dread. It’s atmospheric, deeply romantic, and utterly heartbreaking.
Nick — 8/10 · read in full
There is something really quite horrific about this story, but it's not so much that we have anything going bump in the night - it's that a community's solution to two lads caught in a clinch is to subject them to something akin to an exorcism. "Ryan" (Stacy Clausen) is the hunky, tousled blond lad who has been becoming closer to "Naim" (Joe Bird). […]
CinemaSerf — 7/10 · read in full
If you have seen It Follows, then a lot of the beats of this movie will be familiar to you. This movie, however, is better than It Follows because it gives a context as to why it happens. The characters therefore become more relatable and the tension becomes more grounded than the jump scares of It Follows. The cast in this movie are doing a great job, and the director is doing fantastically. […]
Sierbahnn — 6/10 · read in full
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 86 minutes.
- What language is it in, and are there subtitles?
- English, with English subtitles only.
- Is it suitable for children?
- No. The movie deals with conversion therapy, religious guilt, and psychological horror, and is intended for adult audiences.
- Is this part of a festival?
- Yes, it screens as part of the Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF) 2026.
