Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) Review
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A documentary exploring and retracing the events leading up to 1978 mass suicide lead by Jim Jones, founder of the People's Temple.
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Nelson's film eschews sensationalism, and knowing how the story ends in no way diminishes its visceral impact. ...read the complete Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
This calm and thorough film has just the right attitude and tone to deal with a most incendiary story. ...read the complete Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Five people did escape, and they contribute their stories to the spellbinding documentary. ...read the complete Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
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This documentary is fascinating with in-depth accounts of the few people who did manage to duck the darkness of a minister gone mad. It presents... read more »
This is by far the best documentation of the Peoples Temple and the JonesTown tragedy! read more »
"Jonestown-The Life and Death of The People's Temple" is the best of the documentaries about Jonestown available. It is less sensational than the... read more »









