‘Aum: The Cult at the End of the World’ Trailer: A Yoga Teacher Becomes a Domestic Terrorist in True Crime Documentary
The chilling legacy of doomsday cult-turned-domestic terrorists Aum Shinrikyo is now being captured on the 30th anniversary of their Tokyo attack.
Documentary “Aum: The Cult at the End of the World,” co-directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto, tells the shocking story of Aum Shinrikyo, a group that was founded by former yoga teacher Shoko Asahara. Aum Shinrikyo later unleashed a deadly nerve gas in Tokyo’s subway system in 1995. The film premiered at Sundance in 2023.
The official synopsis teases how “Japan’s police and media turned a blind eye” to the rising terrorist organization that began stockpiling weapons of mass destruction from the collapsed Soviet Union. The documentary is billed as a “potent reminder of just how dangerous unchecked fanaticism can be.”
The feature includes rare archival footage and an interview with one of founder Asahara’s former high-ranking disciples. “Aum: The Cult at the End of the World...
Documentary “Aum: The Cult at the End of the World,” co-directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto, tells the shocking story of Aum Shinrikyo, a group that was founded by former yoga teacher Shoko Asahara. Aum Shinrikyo later unleashed a deadly nerve gas in Tokyo’s subway system in 1995. The film premiered at Sundance in 2023.
The official synopsis teases how “Japan’s police and media turned a blind eye” to the rising terrorist organization that began stockpiling weapons of mass destruction from the collapsed Soviet Union. The documentary is billed as a “potent reminder of just how dangerous unchecked fanaticism can be.”
The feature includes rare archival footage and an interview with one of founder Asahara’s former high-ranking disciples. “Aum: The Cult at the End of the World...
- 2/27/2025
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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