AUM: The Cult at the End of the World is a 2023 documentary film directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto in their directorial debuts, based on the book The Cult at the End of the World by David E. Kaplan and Andrew Marshall.
Summary
The film follows the Japanese doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo.
Release
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20. The film was also screened at the 2023 Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival on March 21 as its international premiere.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.1/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
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