Fifty years ago an Australian preacher set up a religious community in New Zealand known as Gloriavale. Today it is home to 650 people who live a closeted existence away from the rest of society. This documentary examines the dark secrets at the heart of this Christian sect and the allegations that its followers are indoctrinated to an oppressive existence for life

1. A look into the beginnings of the Gloriavale community and how it evolved from its socialist Christian beginnings to the extreme place it now occupies.

2.  A dogged journalist is determined to uncover the shocking truth about Gloriavale.

3.  The community reels at the loss of its charismatic leader Hopeful Christian, while two former children of Gloriavale expose one of its most shocking secrets.

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