Moonchild

Moonchild

1983 · 49 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Documentary

Real life deprogrammers and ex-Moonies reenact one person’s journey into and out of the Unification Church in this compelling docudrama. Moonchild is an eye-opening glimpse of a religious cult from an insider’s point of view.

Directed by Anne Makepeace · Written by James Bierman

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