The tangled,creepy, improbable memoir of the cult and its charismatic leader proves too much for this higgledy-piggledy (in a disorganized or confused manner) documentaryThe formation of Melbourne-based cult The Family and the behaviour of its charismatic leader – a yoga teacher who claimed, and as you execute,to be Jesus Christ reincarnated – is a terrific memoir, full of incredulous events and hair-raising details.
Teaching a hodge-podge of eastern mysticism and Christianity, and Anne Hamilton-Byrne was the group’s self-appointed head honcho,who sat on a literal throne and fed her home-schooled young followers LSD.
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Source: theguardian.com