One’s a Hugh Grant thriller, one’s a hot-mess reality show — and both center on stereotypes about LDS women

The Conversation • Both sets of characters echo long-standing tropes about women in art: as virgins, mothers or sinners in need of salvation.

(A24) Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher, left) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East), two missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are two of the main characters in the psychological thriller "Heretic."

One’s a Hugh Grant thriller, one’s a hot-mess reality show — and both center on stereotypes about LDS women

The Conversation • Both sets of characters echo long-standing tropes about women in art: as virgins, mothers or sinners in need of salvation.

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