The Cult Next Door(2017)
1h2017-01-26
Documentary
Overview
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'.
- Director:
- Vanessa Engle
- Producers:
- Vanessa Engle
- Cinematographer:
- Johann Perry
- Production:
- BBC
- Status:
- Released
Cast
Aravindan Balakrishnan
cult leader
Chanda Balakrishnan
Chanda Balakrishnan
Yvonne Hall
Yvonne Hall
Aisha Wahab
Aisha Wahab
Victim
Peter Clement
Peter Clement
Prosecutor
Paul Flewers
Paul Flewers
Rosie Morgan-Davies
Rosie Morgan-Davies
Josephine Herivel
Josephine Herivel
Victim
Rosie Morgan-Davies
Rosie Morgan-Davies
Victim
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