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This dramatization of the notorious hippies-gone-wrong saga of the Manson Family was 15 years in the works. Directed by underground cult auteur Jim Van Bebber, it is an unflinching, accurate, and original presentation of the familiar, brutal tale. Marcel Games delivers a believably seductive portrayal of the cult leader, blithely easing a group of love generation teens into a life of acid-soaked orgies, gang rape, and ultimately murder. Audiences glimpse the methods by which all outsiders were made to seem less than human, and thus murder victims on the path to spiritual salvation. Van Bebber frames the story through a documentary being put together by a trashy television journalist, so that the story unfolds through interviews with home movie footage; present-day interviews with former cult members; and dramatization to tell the story. The result is an unremitting and unforgettable horror that manages to be strangely beautiful and totally trashy at the same time. Gritty and confrontational, the complete investment and vision of the director is in evidence at all times.Product Identifiers
UPC0030306766096
eBay Product ID (ePID)44629068
Product Key Features
Edition2-Disc Set/Unrated
Movie/TV TitleManson Family
DirectorJim Van Bebber
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
GenreEducation/General Interest, Educational
Sub-GenreCrime/Investigation
Additional Product Features
RatingUnrated
Number of Discs2
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display Format2-Disc Set/Unrated
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20050426