The Cult Next Door

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'.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

60 minutes

Year:

2017

Director:

Vanessa Engle

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Company:

BBC

Cast:
Aravindan Balakrishnan

cult leader

Chanda Balakrishnan

Yvonne Hall

Aisha Wahab

Victim

Peter Clement

Prosecutor

Crew:
Peter Dale

Executive Producer

Vanessa Engle

Producer

Vanessa Engle

Director

Paul Carlin

Editor

Johann Perry

Director of Photography