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Heaven's Gate - Culticide in California

Heaven's Gate - Culticide in California

Status

Released

Release

1997

Runtime

45m

Storyline

Culticide in California explores the grim events surrounding the mass suicide of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult, led by Marshall Applewhite. This group held strange beliefs tied to the Hale-Bopp Comet. This documentary uses news footage to tell the story of how 39 people could all have such strong beliefs that they would chemically castrate themselves and die in the hope that a passing spaceship would pick them up.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
45m
Jan 1, 1997
Production Countries
United States of America