The Family (2016)
Inside one of Australia's most notorious cults
2016 · 1h 38m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic and delusional. She was also incredibly dangerous. Convinced she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, Hamilton-Byrne headed an apocalyptic sect called The Family, which was prominent in Melbourne from the 1960s through to the 1990s.
Director: Rosie Jones
Writers: Rosie Jones
Cinematography: Jaems Grant
Editor: Jane Usher
Cast
Jordan Fraser-Trumble as Detective Lex De Man (young)Anne Hamilton-Byrne as Herself (archive footage)Bill Hamilton-Byrne as Himself (archive footage)Lex De Man as Himself (interview)More like this
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