Jonestown

2013 NR 23m 7.3

A thriller that dramatizes the last 24 hours in the lives of Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple Church through the eyes of a reporter.

In this dramatization of the Jonestown Massacre, one woman comes face-to-face with history's most notorious cult leader, Jim Jones, in a battle to save his people. On November 18, 1978, 1,000 Americans took their lives in the name of revolutionary suicide, a name mankind would interchange with Jim Jones. Just days before The Peoples Temple Church fell to mass suicide, reporter Jessica Levin accompanies a United States Congressman to investigate the living conditions in Jonestown and allegations that Jones employs psychological tricks and violence to trap his followers against their will. But the community is a sea of smiling faces that sing the praises of their leader. To unveil the truth about Jonestown, Jessica must go straight to its heart and confront Jim Jones himself.

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Info about Jonestown

Studio(s): Adeo Entertainment, American Film Institute (AFI)

Originally Released: United States on Nov 16, 2013

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Budget: $65,000.00

Genres: Drama, History, Short, Thriller