Should you watch Holy Hell?
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Holy Hell
Documentary · 2016
An inside look at a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.
The sides of Holy Hell
- A spiritual group in 1980s West Hollywood
- A charismatic teacher called Michel
- Footage shot by a member for two decades
Holy Hell is good for you if…
- you like a cult story told from the inside, with its own home videos.
- you want to understand how one man held a whole community.
- you're drawn to strange lives, like a guru staging ballets for his followers.
Holy Hell is bad for you if…
- you can't hear accounts of sexual abuse by a leader.
- you need some hope to hold on to. Former members look back on twenty years they can't get back.
About: belief · manipulation · belonging
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