Trust Me: The False Prophet is a four-part docuseries, directed by Rachel Dretzin, that features cult expert Christine Marie; with her husband, videographer Tolga Katas, she infiltrated a Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) community in Short Creek, Utah, to prove that the women in the cult-ish community were being sexually abused.
Opening Shot: A woman in a long pink coat and a cowboy hat walks down a road, then is directed by her husband to turn to the camera.
The Gist: The FLDS group in Short Creek was led by Warren Jeffs, who was considered a prophet. He kept giving commands to the group even after going to prison, but after some years a man named Samuel Bateman created a splinter group and took on many wives, some of whom were underage.
Dretzin uses Christine Marie and Tolga Katas’ extensive footage, along with interviews with both of them, to tell
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