film / 2026
Leviticus
Naim and Ryan face a desire-shaped entity after their Australian community subjects them to a conversion ritual.
Verified facts
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Director
- Adrian Chiarella
- Released
- 2026
- Origin
- Australia
PlotGeeks explainer signals
Why read this explainer
Distinguish the boys from their supernatural doubles before following the reunion. Naim's disclosure and Arlene's decision create consequences that escape from the community cannot simply erase.
PlotGeeks note
The final reunion repairs trust between Naim and Ryan. It does not end the entity's pursuit or resolve the violence their community imposed on them.
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Timeline
Major events
- Naim exposes Ryan and Hunter
His jealous disclosure leads their parents to arrange the ritual.
- Desire gains a dangerous double
The boys discover that the entity imitates the person its victim wants.
- Naim burns the mill
He traps an attacker there but cannot immediately establish whether Ryan survived.
- The boys leave together
They reunite for a bus journey while the entity remains visible outside.
Story in 60 Seconds
The short version
Naim moves with his mother Arlene to a religious town in Victoria and begins a secret relationship with Ryan. Jealousy leads him to expose Ryan and Hunter to Hunter's parents, who subject the boys to a brutal conversion ritual. A violent presence then pursues its victims in the shape of the person each desires. Naim tries to help Ryan, but he becomes a target after Arlene arranges the same ritual for him. Their attempts to understand the attacks are complicated by bullying, betrayal, and the difficulty of distinguishing a lover from the creature wearing his face.
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Naim traps the entity in a burning mill, then fears he killed Ryan. Ryan is alive, and they reunite at a bus stop after Naim learns Arlene understood the ritual's consequences. The boys leave together. Naim still glimpses the entity, so the ending offers escape from the town and renewed trust without confirming that the curse has ended.
Original context
Why it matters
Leaving with the threat unresolved
The bus gives the boys a shared future beyond the town's authority. The entity's continued presence keeps their survival from becoming a claim that love has simply cured trauma.
Key turning points
A face stops proving identity
Seeing Ryan after an attack by his double changes how Naim understands the danger. Intimacy now requires judgment that appearance alone cannot supply.
Character links
Who connects to whom
Character motivations
Naim owes Ryan an answer
Naim's jealousy helped expose Ryan to the ritual. Protecting him requires acknowledging that betrayal as well as confronting the adults who chose to inflict the harm.
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