In the new Netflix thriller Unchosen, a young mother in a religious cult meets an escaped convict after he saves her daughter, and she starts to rethink her place in the conservative, God-fearing congregation. It’s a bit like The Handmaid’s Tale, but without a whole lot of nuance.
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Opening Shot: Over pastoral scenes at sunrise, this text is shown. “Over two thousand cults exist in the United Kingdom. Some are closed communities, but others, like this fictional one, live in plain sight.”
The Gist: Fellowship Of The Divine is the kind of Christian cult where the men are the ones who set the agenda; the women are there to cook, keep the home and carry babies. As we see the congregation at an outdoor dinner, we see a sermon by the pastor, Mr. Phillips (Christopher Eccleston) say that the congregation is “a sanctuary safe
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