The Cult Next Door (2017)
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
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Aravindan Balakrishnan as cult leader |
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Chanda Balakrishnan as |
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Yvonne Hall as |
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Aisha Wahab as Victim |
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Peter Clement as Prosecutor |
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Paul Flewers as |
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Rosie Morgan-Davies as |
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Josephine Herivel as Victim |
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Rosie Morgan-Davies as Victim |
| Directing | Vanessa Engle | Director |
| Production | Vanessa Engle | Producer |
| Production | Peter Dale | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Paul Carlin | Editor |
| Camera | Johann Perry | Director of Photography |