Jonestown: Paradise Lost

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Cult leader Jim Jones leads his followers to a mass-suicide.

This feature length film, a hybrid of documentary and drama, tracks the final, 5-day build up to a horrific doomsday - the infamous mass murder/ suicides of Jim Jones' People's Temple on November 18th, 1978. By the end of that day, 918 men, women and children will die.

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Keywords
  • american abroad
  • psychic
  • escapism
  • manipulative
  • american in south america
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 14, 2007
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States Canada France South Africa
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Production companies Film Afrika Worldwide Cineflix Productions Cineflix International

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Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
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