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Episode 4

Three children survive a final suicide ritual, their accounts fuel theories at a fraught public trial. Families of victims mourn, and journalists conclude that the cult may still exist

In the spring 1997, a 'transit' takes place in Saint-Casimir, Canada. Five people commit suicide to join their cult brethren who they believe have already started a new eternal life on planet Sirius. The testimony of three children reveal the horror: they had to negotiate with their parents to escape the suicide ritual. Theories and conflicting evidence obscure the truth: there is no way of knowing what took place in the forest in Vercors, or at the other death sites, whether it was voluntary suicide or violent murder.

The three journalists who have followed the case since the beginning consider the strange attraction the cult holds over its followers, and the bewildering secrecies and loyalties. The Order of the Solar Temple has taken seventy-four lives: and there is a possibility that this sect still exists...

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Tue 10 Dec 2024 22:45

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Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Elodie Polo Ackermann
Producer Marie-Christine Pouliot
Director Nicolas Br茅n茅ol
Director Rapha毛l Rouyer
Director Jean-Fran莽ois Poisson
Production Company Imagissime
Production Company Attraction

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