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a-B-C-D-e-F-G-H-i-JONESTOWN
“Tell them, to drink the poison”
0.0 / 10• 2023• 1h 17m•NR• Czech
DocumentaryDrama
Storyline
A children's film about the largest mass suicide of the 20th century reconstructs the 1978 event. The Reverend Jim Jones forced nearly a thousand followers of his People's Temple sect to drink poison in the settlement of Jonestown, Guyana, South America. A third of them were children. Jan Bušta gives sadists, voyeurs, and necrophiliacs one minute to leave the cinema. His self-reflective documentary, which is the result of ten years of time-lapse filming, does not depict dramatic scenes. To the sound of an audio recording from that fateful day, we see a collage of child ghosts preaching about escaping the corruption of the world.
Cast & Crew
JK
Jakub Kanhäuser
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LeadWhat People Are Saying
0.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jan Bušta's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. a-B-C-D-e-F-G-H-i-JONESTOWN is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
