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      2007 1 hr. 43 min. Documentary List
      Reviews 62% 50+ Ratings Audience Score At the Mountain Rock Church in South Carolina, Pastor Raimund Melz leads a small Christian cult that justifies brutal actions like child abuse with the words of the Old Testament. Documentarian Ondi Timoner focuses on one family in particular, who left the church with plans to file charges against Melz before eventually checking into a one-of-a-kind cult treatment center. Timoner's film follows their journey as they receive psychological help and then return home to confront their former pastor. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member This kind of thing happens every day, and that is sad. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I appear in this film. It is an excellent look at abusive churches. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite possibly the scariest movie I've ever seen. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member cult stuff. amazing how desperate we are for answers, how willing we are to do what we're told, and how unwilling we are to think for ourselves. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member I appear in this film. It is an excellent look at abusive churches. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis At the Mountain Rock Church in South Carolina, Pastor Raimund Melz leads a small Christian cult that justifies brutal actions like child abuse with the words of the Old Testament. Documentarian Ondi Timoner focuses on one family in particular, who left the church with plans to file charges against Melz before eventually checking into a one-of-a-kind cult treatment center. Timoner's film follows their journey as they receive psychological help and then return home to confront their former pastor.
      Director
      Ondi Timoner
      Screenwriter
      Ondi Timoner
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 10, 2017
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