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By Cody Z (16) on 29 Jul 2016

WOW!!! Very well done!!! I didn't live it but I felt like I did…

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By Charley D (34) on 29 Jul 2016

Excellent Movie- I don't normally enjoy documentaries, but this one was amazing…

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By Jeff L (776) on 29 Jul 2016

This was a brilliant and moving insight into why wonderful people would want to be part of something bigger than themselves…

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By Michael D (2,363) on 28 Jul 2016

An interesting look at a cult experience and how normal people get attracted to something seemingly absurd…

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By Ken Eisner (445) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 12 Jul 2016

Even with admitted self-censorship, this intimate and often fascinating footage reveals a megalomaniac who genuinely inspired his early disciples…

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By Lili A (4) on 12 Jul 2016

One of the best documentaries I've seen. Original footage and very well made…

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By Glenn G (284) on 10 Jul 2016

HOLY SH*T…

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By David F (1,889) on 04 Jul 2016

This documentary about a very discreet cult and its rather terrifying cult leader vividly explores the need to fit in and find meaning in life…

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By Joseph P (291) on 08 Jun 2016

BEAUTIFUL MOVIE! The emotion and visual production of this movie is one to see…

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By Jordan Ruimy (242) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 04 Jun 2016

The foundation is there for a good documentary to happen, but the fact that amateurish filmmaking got in the way of the story really does a…

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By Alison Willmore (681) for BuzzFeed News (197) on 02 Jun 2016

Holy Hell, raw and anguished, is not just a story about a terrible breach of trust, but one of loss, its creator mourning the relationships he had…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 01 Jun 2016

Holy Hell should have dug a lot deeper and told its story with a lot more finesse. What happened…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 31 May 2016

Like watching a takedown of Hitler by a disillusioned Leni Reifenstahl, what emerges is one of the decade’s strangest and most unsettling…

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for The Playlist (3,871) on 31 May 2016

While Holy Hell only offers answers about this particular group and the experiences of these individuals, it’s a riveting piece of work,…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for Guardian (4,584) on 26 May 2016

An uneven blend of news program, suspense narrative and toward the end, somewhat saccharine self-help exercise…

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By Sarah Winshall (14) for Under the Radar (636) on 26 May 2016

What sets this film apart is Allen's ability to deliver with integrity and sensitivity extremely intimate stories of optimism, faith, and painful…

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By Ken Jaworowski (128) for The New York Times (9,847) on 25 May 2016

Mr. Allen has made an engrossing and tense documentary, though his insider knowledge is sometimes a hindrance…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 25 May 2016

It’s not a complete journalistic picture, unfortunately, and it’s ham-fistedly structured to withhold information for maximum dramatic…

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By Sam Fragoso (108) for TheWrap (3,203) on 25 May 2016

Holy Hell — despite its unprecedented access — finds itself oscillating back and forth between mediocrity and illumination…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for Indiewire (3,631) on 25 May 2016

There's an undeniable anthropological value to Allen's footage — imagine if one of David Koresh's most-trusted disciples had recorded every…

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