Mormons furious with Hugh Grant horror ‘Heretic’, claim film promotes “violence against women because of their faith”

nme.com:

Hugh Grant horror film Heretic.The movie, stars Grant as Mr. Reed, a mysterious and untrustworthy man who answers the door to two young female Mormon missionaries who want to convert him to the church.The missionaries are played by Sophie Thatcher (The Boogeyman, Yellowjackets) and Chloe East (The Fabelmans, True Blood), and as they spend longer in Mr.

Reed’s house, they begin to realise they are quickly becoming out of their depth and are forced to leave his home by picking one of two doors to go through in order to exit the house.But the Mormon church has expressed anger issuing an official statement via The Guardian that it “promotes violence against women because of their faith”.The statement added: “Like many Hollywood productions, this is a work of fiction and is not based on actual events.

It portrays the graphically violent treatment of women, including people of faith, and those who provide volunteer service to their communities.

Any narrative that promotes violence against women because of their faith or undermines the contributions of volunteers runs counter to the safety and wellbeing of our communities.”The film, which is being screened in cinemas now, was awarded four stars by NME, which said: “East and Thatcher are convincing as the Mormons who made a wrong turn and Grant is a loquacious delight in a role that could so easily have been a wad of demonic clichés.