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City of Salt (2020)
Very important message about Utah culture, the LGBTQ community, and suicide.
As a person who grew up in SLC and the mormon culture I'd say this story is a very accurate depiction of a very common problem in Utah. Look I know that not all mormons have this issue and the issue is not specifically a mormon one, lots of other religious communities suffer the same thing. But I'm telling you, as an ex mormon and born and raised in Utah, this story rings true. The LGBTQ community suffers from discrimination and as a result suffers from suicide in Utah way more than the general population.
To all the criticisms on this site saying this movie is propaganda, I have to say you folks must all be mormons. Seriously, why else would anyone throw that criticism at a movie?
Some say the acting is poor. I found it to be very good, especially the politician father in the opening scene, and later when he asked for forgiveness. He displayed intense emotion that was riveting! I thought that the daughter did a great job showing how it must be to go through that kind of discrimination. Very convincing performance.
I thought the plot twist of what happened to the daughter was very creative in the way that it laid bare the hippocracy of the folks involved.
I feel like this movie is an important story to tell. It can save lives. This story is NOT propaganda! LGBTQ people all face this issue! Every single one of them do.
The fact that this is the very first movie made by these producers is exciting. Obviously they are going to be a force in the business. I can't wait to see what they make next.