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Leviticus
A suffocating supernatural horror-romance steeped in dread, where forbidden adolescent desire blooms like raw rot amid sun-bleached barbed wire, weaponizing intimate longing into a relentless, shapeshifting specter of religious terror.
Leviticus
Leviticus

"It will never stop."

17 June 2026 Australia 88 min 6.6 (233)

Director: Adrian Chiarella

Cast: Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Mia Wasikowska, Nicholas Hope, Tyallah Bullock

Romance Horror Weaponization of Faith & Conversion Trauma The Peril and Vulnerability of Queer Desire Complicity of Parental "Protection" Jealousy, Guilt, and Paranoia
Budget: $3,500,000
Box Office: $8,493,480

Leviticus β€” Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Naim Reid

Joe Bird

Archetype: Tragic Hero / Vulnerable Youth Key Trait: Reticent, sensitive, and emotionally intense

Motivation

Craves genuine intimacy, emotional safety, and acceptance.

Character Arc

Evolves from an insecure, grieving newcomer who commits an act of vengeful outing into a brave young man who accepts his feelings and chooses love despite the curse.

Ryan Whelan

Stacy Clausen

Archetype: The Rebel / Charismatic Lover Key Trait: Bold, electric, and resilient

Motivation

To love freely without religious surveillance.

Character Arc

Begins as a confident, outgoing local teen hiding his sexuality; after the exorcism, he becomes traumatized, but ultimately forgives Naim and chooses connection over running away.

Arlene Reid

Mia Wasikowska

Archetype: The Antagonist / Misguided Caregiver Key Trait: Cold, prim, and sub-surface menacing

Motivation

Saving her son’s soul according to evangelical norms.

Character Arc

Introduced as a grieving mother seeking spiritual healing; reveals a terrifying, dogmatic side as she delivers her son to the deliverance healer to keep him "normal".

Pastor Rod

Ewen Leslie

Archetype: The Zealot / Corrupt Authority Key Trait: Cunning, dogmatic, and hypocritical

Motivation

Maintaining religious power and community control.

Character Arc

A charismatic spiritual leader who maintains strict moral authority over the town, sacrificing even his own son to preserve institutional purity.

The Deliverance Healer

Nicholas Hope

Archetype: Dark Mystical Exorcist / Harbinger Key Trait: Unsettlingly mundane, carrying his belongings in a plastic bag

Motivation

Purging "homosexual spirits" through ritualistic terror.

Character Arc

An itinerant preacher brought in by the town to perform "deliverance" rituals, acting as an unfeeling instrument of institutional abuse.

Cast

Joe Bird as Naim Reid
Stacy Clausen as Ryan Whelan
Mia Wasikowska as Arlene Reid
Nicholas Hope as Deliverance Healer
Tyallah Bullock as Marnie
Ewen Leslie as Rod
Jeremy Blewitt as Hunter
Davida McKenzie as Izzie
Shannon Berry as Jessica
Julia Grace as Cathy Whelan
Hyu Motoki as Macca
Edwina Wren as Jacky
Anna Mtungwazi as Girl Reading Poem
David Serafin as Bill
Flynn Glazebrook as Macca's Mate

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