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The Cult of The Family

About the Melbourne-based cult The Family, which was led by the charming and dangerous Anne Hamilton-Byrne: a yoga teacher who claimed to be Jesus Christ reincarnated. Instead of serving wine and bread, Hamilton-Byrne fed LSD to h...

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Big Stories,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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4 wins & 2 nominations

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https://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/cult-of-the-family/

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[dramatic music] - The Cult of The Family

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[intense music] - The Cult of The Family

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[tense music] - The Cult of The Family

- [Anne] Over 21
years, 28 young people - The Cult of The Family

- [Anne] Over 21 years, 28 young people

- [Anne] Over 21
years, 28 young people - The Cult of The Family

- [Anne] Over 21 years, 28 young people

- [Announcer] At the weekend,
six children were seized - The Cult of The Family

- [Announcer] At the weekend, six children were seized

- Once she became
the leader of a cult - The Cult of The Family

- Once she became the leader of a cult

- [Sarah] Once she became
the leader of the cult, - The Cult of The Family

- [Sarah] Once she became the leader of the cult,

The legal system goes,
"Where is this baby?" - The Cult of The Family

The legal system goes, "Where is this baby?"

- When a child is born,
delivered by sect doctors, - The Cult of The Family

- When a child is born, delivered by sect doctors,

- [Roland] She was
preparing us for, - The Cult of The Family

- [Roland] She was preparing us for,

- [Adam] Auntie Anne sucked
as much money outta people - The Cult of The Family

- [Adam] Auntie Anne sucked as much money outta people

- [Rebecca] I believe that
that's why Anne was there, - The Cult of The Family

- [Rebecca] I believe that that's why Anne was there,

- We were all children who
had no identity whatsoever. - The Cult of The Family

- We were all children who had no identity whatsoever.

- There was a glamour about Anne - The Cult of The Family

- There was a glamour about Anne

- Anne cursed me because
I betrayed the cult - The Cult of The Family

- Anne cursed me because I betrayed the cult

[placid music] - The Cult of The Family

[static scratching] - The Cult of The Family

[static scratching]

- When they come out
of the LSD experience - The Cult of The Family

- When they come out of the LSD experience

[placid music] - The Cult of The Family

- Auntie Anne sucked, as
much money out of people - The Cult of The Family

- Auntie Anne sucked, as much money out of people

- [Reporter] Yesterday,
seven members - The Cult of The Family

- [Reporter] Yesterday, seven members

- [Man] When Anne
and Bill were there, - The Cult of The Family

- [Man] When Anne and Bill were there,

- I know that Muktananda
practiced black magic. - The Cult of The Family

- I know that Muktananda practiced black magic.

That's why Anne was there
- to learn more about it. - The Cult of The Family

That's why Anne was there - to learn more about it.

[placid music] - The Cult of The Family

[placid music] - The Cult of The Family

[intense music] - The Cult of The Family

[intense music]

[dramatic music] - The Cult of The Family

[dramatic music]

♪ Waiting for redemption ♪ - The Cult of The Family

♪ Waiting for redemption ♪

[police radio chattering] - The Cult of The Family

[police radio chattering]

[intense music] - The Cult of The Family

[intense music]

- [Leeanne] When I ran
away I felt a lot of grief, - The Cult of The Family

- [Leeanne] When I ran away I felt a lot of grief,

[placid music] - The Cult of The Family

I actually went
in with the police - The Cult of The Family

I actually went in with the police

[door banging] - The Cult of The Family

[dog barking] - The Cult of The Family

And we found a crime - The Cult of The Family

And we found a crime

- [Woman] People
broke into our house - The Cult of The Family

- [Woman] People broke into our house

- [Anouree] We were
ushered out quite quickly - The Cult of The Family

- [Anouree] We were ushered out quite quickly

For a solicitor, that's
a pretty serious offence, - The Cult of The Family

For a solicitor, that's a pretty serious offence,

[placid music] - The Cult of The Family

And I remember as
we go down the road, - The Cult of The Family

And I remember as we go down the road,

[woman sobbing] - The Cult of The Family

[woman sobbing]

And charged him with perjury. - The Cult of The Family

And charged him with perjury.

- [Announcer] At the weekend,
six children were seized - The Cult of The Family

- [Announcer] At the weekend, six children were seized

- And we said, "If you wish
to talk to us about the cult - The Cult of The Family

- And we said, "If you wish to talk to us about the cul...

You broke Mum and Dad's heart. - The Cult of The Family

You broke Mum and Dad's heart.

Five of the children appeared - The Cult of The Family

Five of the children appeared

- [Announcer] Well
investigations are still
underway - The Cult of The Family

- [Announcer] Well investigations are still underway

At the weekend, six
children were seized - The Cult of The Family

At the weekend, six children were seized

Five of the children
have appeared - The Cult of The Family

Five of the children have appeared

- [Reporter] Children
stolen at birth, - The Cult of The Family

- [Reporter] Children stolen at birth,

- [Bryan Cussen] Perhaps a week
after they had been rescued - The Cult of The Family

- [Bryan Cussen] Perhaps a week after they had been rescued

The list of the abuses at
The Family's isolated retreat - The Cult of The Family

The list of the abuses at The Family's isolated retreat

I remember walking
into the room, - The Cult of The Family

I remember walking into the room,

It was as if the
children were birds - The Cult of The Family

It was as if the children were birds

[slow dramatic music] - The Cult of The Family

[slow dramatic music]

I've been shown a legal
document numbered 60610 - The Cult of The Family

I've been shown a legal document numbered 60610

- It was early December and
it looked as though Melbourne - The Cult of The Family

- It was early December and it looked as though Melbourne

[children chattering] - The Cult of The Family

[children chattering]

I was in the arson squad,
Victoria Police Arson Squad. - The Cult of The Family

I was in the arson squad, Victoria Police Arson Squad.

My recollection is because
it was the first one - The Cult of The Family

My recollection is because it was the first one

We got a call to attend a fire
at a school near Ferny Creek. - The Cult of The Family

We got a call to attend a fire at a school near Ferny Creek.

- How we'd all have
dinner together and laugh, - The Cult of The Family

- How we'd all have dinner together and laugh,

There was a student
in the school, - The Cult of The Family

There was a student in the school,

She had physical custody
or control of the child - The Cult of The Family

She had physical custody or control of the child

The local senior
constable, he said to me, - The Cult of The Family

The local senior constable, he said to me,

[cool music] - The Cult of The Family

Well, I said, "My stomach
is only a certain size." - The Cult of The Family

Well, I said, "My stomach is only a certain size."

Police, medical people,
and myself as a counsellor. - The Cult of The Family

Police, medical people, and myself as a counsellor.

And took his
handwritten statement - The Cult of The Family

And took his handwritten statement

His first words were,
"Don't get involved. - The Cult of The Family

His first words were, "Don't get involved.

I was asked to work
with those 10 children - The Cult of The Family

I was asked to work with those 10 children

[intense music] - The Cult of The Family

[intense music]

"If you get involved, it'll
be with you for a lifetime." - The Cult of The Family

"If you get involved, it'll be with you for a life...

[cars whirring] - The Cult of The Family

[cars whirring]

He told me that the
leader of The Family - The Cult of The Family

He told me that the leader of The Family

In January of that
year I went to England - The Cult of The Family

In January of that year I went to England

Anne appeared to be pregnant - The Cult of The Family

Anne appeared to be pregnant

The sect commenced in the 1960s - The Cult of The Family

The sect commenced in the 1960s

But as I sat down one-to-one
with the children, - The Cult of The Family

But as I sat down one-to-one with the children,

I said that I saw John
Mackay in England in 1974. - The Cult of The Family

I said that I saw John Mackay in England in 1974.

The sect was made up
of professional people - The Cult of The Family

The sect was made up of professional people

Like many of the people
who were in the cult, - The Cult of The Family

Like many of the people who were in the cult,

- [Ben ] All that you've
known, is suddenly removed, - The Cult of The Family

- [Ben ] All that you've known, is suddenly removed,

It would take him to
have a shower sometimes - The Cult of The Family

It would take him to have a shower sometimes

You're trying to find
things that are solid. - The Cult of The Family

You're trying to find things that are solid.

Could we really
trust these policemen - The Cult of The Family

Could we really trust these policemen

[splashing] - The Cult of The Family

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About the Melbourne-based cult The Family, which was led by the charming and dangerous Anne Hamilton-Byrne: a yoga teacher who claimed to be Jesus Christ reincarnated. Instead of serving wine and bread, Hamilton-Byrne fed LSD to h...

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Director: N/A

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Production: Big Stories,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

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ImdbRating: 6.5

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Released: 12 Mar 2019

Awards: 4 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/cult-of-the-family/