This was a quite interesting documentary series to watch, but at the same time an incredibly sad one. It deals with numerous abusive situations perpetrated by religious leaders in Korea. Almost all of these leaders claimed to be God at some point - and almost all of them abused their followers in some way. One even came up with a combination of American televangelism with a sprinkling of Scientology. Some of these cult leaders ended up dead, or in prison, but others were never charged with any crime even though their followers were murdered. I am generally interested in the topic of crimes committed by religious movements, but I think that there is a tendency for people to know only the stories that happened in America because a lot of the media that tells us these stories is from America. So even though I lived in South Korea for a year, and I was aware of a heavy Christian presence in the country, I didn't know anything about some of these people who were active at the time I was there. I think it would be an instructive watch for people who are in some of these communities whether in Korea or abroad, but I think people who are trapped in this kind of lifestyle would never actually see it until it's too late. All the groups mentioned in this series come out of Christianity, so I think it would be interesting to focus also on the abuse in more established religious communities in Korea, whether they be Christian or not.
