This is the best film that I've seen on the Aum cult. I don't say that lightly having seen a good number of films both from the US and from Japan.
For those who don't know, the Aum cult gained infamy when the the cult released sarin gas in the Tokyo subway. It was a move that put the group into spotlight that revealed all their dirty laundry.
This film will tell you everything you want to know about the cult and then some. More importantly the film does what most other films doesn't do and that is put the cult into the context of Japan and the world. The film also tells is clearly and susinctly what happened and why. This is important because there have been several other docs that got lost in the teachings or lost talking to cult members
I loved this movie. This was the first time that I saw something on the cult where I didn't come away feeling they left something out.
If you love true crime this film is a must.
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