Documentary · United Kingdom · 2017 · 1h 0m

The Cult Next Door

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Director
Vanessa Engle
Cast
Aravindan Balakrishnan as cult leader Chanda Balakrishnan as Yvonne Hall as Aisha Wahab as Victim Peter Clement as Prosecutor Paul Flewers as
Crew
Johann Perry — Director of Photography Paul Carlin — Editor Vanessa Engle — Producer
Synopsis

In 2013, three women emerged from a flat in Brixton. They had been held there for decades by Aravindan Balakrishnan, a revolutionary Maoist who controlled the women with brainwashing techniques and tales of a sinister, world-controlling machine he called 'Jackie'.

Mood & Themes
slaverycultwoman directormaoism
Key Collaborators
Vanessa Engle Director Johann Perry Director of Photography Paul Carlin Editor Vanessa Engle Producer
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