The Cult Next Door

2017

6.0

1 hr 0 min

English

No trailer available

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'.

Status
Released
Production
BBC

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Top Cast

Aravindan Balakrishnan as cult leader

Aisha Wahab as Victim

Peter Clement as Prosecutor

Top Crew

Vanessa Engle · Director

Johann Perry · Cinematographer

Paul Carlin · Editor

Peter Dale · Executive Producer

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