The Cult Next Door
2017 | 60m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Vanessa Engle |
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| Writer: | |
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| In 2013, three women emerged from a flat in Brixton. They had been held there for decades by Aravindan Balakrishnan, a revolutionary Maoist who controlled the women with brainwashing techniques and tales of a sinister, world-controlling machine he called 'Jackie'. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 26, 2017 |
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| Director: | Vanessa Engle |
| Writer: | |
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| Keywords | maoism |
| Production Companies | BBC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 23, 2026 Entered: May 31, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Aravindan Balakrishnan | cult leader |
| Chanda Balakrishnan | |
| Yvonne Hall | |
| Aisha Wahab | Victim |
| Peter Clement | Prosecutor |
| Paul Flewers | |
| Rosie Morgan-Davies | |
| Josephine Herivel | Victim |
| Rosie Morgan-Davies | Victim |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Vanessa Engle | Director |
| Paul Carlin | Editor |
| Johann Perry | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Dale | Executive Producer |
| Vanessa Engle | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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