Escaping Utopia

Name: Escaping Utopia
Released: 2024-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

The stories of people who tried to break free from New Zealand's most extreme religious cult, Gloriavale, providing insight into the inner workings of the cult.

2024 · 55m

Director Britta Hawkins, Natalie Malcon

EPISODE 1

Escaping Utopia

A look into the beginnings of the Gloriavale community and how it evolved from its socialist Christian beginnings to the extreme place it now occupies.
EPISODE 2

Escaping Utopia

A journalist is determined to expose the shocking truth about the Gloriavale Christian Community, but fears their charismatic leader is too powerful for the laws of the land.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

The community reels at the loss of its charismatic leader Hopeful Christian, while two former children of Gloriavale expose one of its most shocking secrets.