Gloriavale
★★★★ "A beautifully crafted film" - Francesca Rudkin, Newstalk ZB
★★★★ "Enlightening, heartrending, rage-inducing " - James Croot, Stuff
"A heartbreaking tale of faith betrayed" - Steve Newall, Flicks
When widespread abuse is uncovered at a New Zealand cult, a family must turn to the legal system in an effort to save themselves and their community from the all-powerful leaders.
Gloriavale is an observational documentary examining the widespread abuse inside the infamous Gloriavale Christian Community cult, and the institutional failures that have allowed it to continue.
Exploring the secretive community through never before seen home video footage, the filmmakers follow the Ready family as they mount a ground-breaking legal case against the cult’s powerful leaders.
Long associated with allegations of sexual and physical abuse, human rights violations and fraud, the true extent of Gloriavale’s crimes and the cruelty of its leaders is exposed as the Ready family risk losing their home, their community and those they love for a chance to bring positive change to Gloriavale.
Year: 2022
Directors: Noel Smyth & Fergus Grady
Executive Producer: Richard Fletcher
Distributor: Limelight Distribution
Festivals: New Zealand International Film Festival, CinefestOZ Film Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival, Adelaide Film Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival
Release Date: 17 August 2022 (NZ)
Genre: Action, Documentary
Duration: 89 mins
