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The Cult Next Door

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Producing House

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'.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-01-26

Runtime: 60 mins

Director: Vanessa Engle

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Cult Next Door

Production Companies: BBC

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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