The Cult Next Door

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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'.

Cast

Aravindan Balakrishnan
cult leader
Chanda Balakrishnan
Unknown
Yvonne Hall
Unknown
Aisha Wahab
Victim
Peter Clement
Prosecutor
Paul Flewers
Unknown
Rosie Morgan-Davies
Unknown, Victim
Josephine Herivel
Victim

Crew

Vanessa Engle
Director, Producer
Paul Carlin
Editor
Johann Perry
Director of Photography
Peter Dale
Executive Producer

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