This horrific dramatization of the Guyana tragedy traces the steps of Reverend Jim Jones, a highly charismatic, but profoundly paranoid clergyman, who after years of evangelism and good deeds, begins his own church in the mid-western United States. When Jim Jones becomes increasingly obsessed with the belief that the CIA is "a wicked enemy" who is out to get him, he emigrates with his congregation to Guyana, where he plans to create a utopia. But Jim Jones' utopia consists of a society where he demands his followers turn their minds, bodies and possessions over to him, one that is rife with orgies, physical violence, mental torture, and sexual abuse of children and adults. Ultimately, Jim Jones' paranoia reaches a fevered pitch that culminates in him taking savage action against his own congregation.
Guyana: Crime of the Century has generally received negative reviews.
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Guyana: Crime of the Century was released in 1979 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979) an average rating of 39%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 60%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Guyana: Crime of the Century a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 39%, Guyana: Crime of the Century is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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