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CHILDREN OF THE CULT

Investigation into one of the world’s biggest cults, the Rajneesh movement. Immortalised in the Netflix series ‘Wild Wild Country’ but until now a central truth about the organisation remains hidden.

STORY

Part retrospective, part unfolding investigation this film tells the barely believable story of the treatment of children within the cult. Children who grew up in an environment where sex was everywhere, where they were separated from their parents and where there were no boundaries. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh built an entirely new society with its own moral code where terrible crimes against children were facilitated and normalised. 


Filmed over the course of six months in the US, UK and Europe, the documentary combines master interviews, observational scenes and archive and is anchored by moving testimony from the child survivors.


IMPACT


1 x 75 mins for Cinema & ITV


CREDITS

Director of Photography Jamie Welham  

DM Productions/Dartmouth Films

Exec Producer David Modell


REVIEWS

***** “Impassioned, courageous, focused and confrontational documentary” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian


**** “Incendiary documentary about the neglect, abuse and rape of children” - Kevin Maher, The Times


**** “Deeply disturbing viewing but also important” - The Sun


“Righteous anger courses through this film” - BFI


**** “What gives the film its power is an unflinching stance that shows you the grief etched in the faces of the now adult survivors” - City AM


AWARDS

BAFTA Television Awards - Nominated Specialist Factual Documentary 2025


RTS Television Awards - Nominated Current Affairs Documentary 2025


Edinburgh TV Awards - Nominated Best Documentary 2025


Grierson Awards - Nominated Best History Documentary 2025

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