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Witness to Jonestown (2008) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2008 · 89 mins · English
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- Starring
- Lester Holt, Rebecca Moore, Jim Jones, Tim Carter, Leo J. Ryan, Stephan Jones
The documentary contains rare archival footage filmed inside Jim Jones’ People’s Temple, giving an inside view of the 1978 Jonestown massacre in Guyana. It intersperses survivor interviews that recount personal experiences and probe why about 900 Americans chose to follow Jones to their deaths, shedding light on the cult’s influence and the events.
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