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Critic Martin T. Johannessen
rated 7

...en sørgmodig og tragisk fortælling.

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Critic Anders Højberg Kamp
rated 5

Pirrende og grufuld dokumentar om en åndelig sekt, kidnappede børn og LSD-forsøg...

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Cast & Crew

Rosie Jones
Director
Rosie Jones
Writer
Rosie Jones
Director
Jordan Fraser-Trumble
As Detective Lex De Man (young)
Lex De Man
As Himself (interview)
Anne Hamilton-Byrne
As Herself (archive footage)
Bill Hamilton-Byrne
As Himself (archive footage)

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In the isolated hills of Melbourne, a beautiful and charismatic woman named Anne Hamilton-Byrne founded a mysterious apocalyptic cult called The Family. She claimed to be a living god, and her followers believed she was both their mother and the messiah. But beneath the surface, something sinister lurked. Children were adopted or born into the cult through questionable means, and were subjected to physical and emotional abuse, forced to take LSD as part of their "education," and made to believe Hamilton-Byrne was divine. This documentary exposes the dark truth behind The Family's gates, through interviews with survivors, former members, and law enforcement who brought an end to Hamilton-Byrne's twisted reign.

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