GLORIAVALE

By Fergus GRADY, Noel SMYTH

METFILM STUDIO - as SALES

Documentary - Completed 2022

When widespread abuse is uncovered at a New Zealand cult, a family must tur n to the leg al system in an effort to save themselves and their comm unity from the all powerful leaders

Festivals
& Awards

New Zealand international film festival 2022
CineFestOz 2022
Adelaide Film Festival 2022
Byron Bay International Fiml Festival 2022
Brisbane International Film Festival 2022
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 89 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Fergus GRADY, Noel SMYTH
    • Synopsis
    • ‘GLORIAVALE’ is an observational documentary examining the widespread abuse inside the infamous Gloria v ale Christian Community cult, and the institutional failures that have allowed it to continue. Exploring the secretive community through never before seen home video footage, the filmmakers follow the Ready family as they mount a ground-breaking legal case against the cult’ s powerful leaders.

      Long associated with allegations of sexual and physical abuse, human rights violations and fraud, the true extent of Gloriavale’ s crimes and the cruelty of its leaders is exposed as the Ready family risk losing their home, their community and those they love for a chance to bring positive change to Gloriavale.