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The Family

Inside one of Australia's most notorious cults

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2016-07-30
1h 38m
English
Released
Dogwoof

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Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic and delusional. She was also incredibly dangerous. Convinced she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, Hamilton-Byrne headed an apocalyptic sect called The Family, which was prominent in Melbourne from the 1960s through to the 1990s. With her husband Bill, she acquired numerous children – some through adoption scams, some born to cult members – and raised them as her own. Isolated from the outside world, the children were dressed in matching outfits, had identical dyed blonde hair, and were allegedly beaten, starved and injected with LSD. Taught that Hamilton-Byrne was both their mother and the messiah, the children were eventually rescued during a police raid in 1987, but their trauma had only just begun.

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About The Family

Inside one of Australia's most notorious cults

Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic and delusional. She was also incredibly dangerous. Convinced she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, Hamilton-Byrne headed an apocalyptic sect called The Family, which was prominent in Melbourne from the 1960s through to the 1990s. With her husband Bill, she acquired numerous children – some through adoption scams, some born to cult members – and raised them as her own. Isolated from the outside world, the children were dressed in matching outfits, had identical dyed blonde hair, and were allegedly beaten, starved and injected with LSD. Taught that Hamilton-Byrne was both their mother and the messiah, the children were eventually rescued during a police raid in 1987, but their trauma had only just begun. Running 98 minutes.

The Family Cast and Characters

The cast features Jordan Fraser-Trumble (as Detective Lex De Man (young)), Anne Hamilton-Byrne (as Herself (archive footage)), Bill Hamilton-Byrne (as Himself (archive footage)), and Lex De Man (as Himself (interview)). Their performances are a major reason The Family has built such a passionate audience.

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The main cast includes Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Anne Hamilton-Byrne, Bill Hamilton-Byrne, and Lex De Man.

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The Family is a Documentary English-language film. Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic and delusional. She was also incredibly dangerous. Convinced she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, Hamilton-Byrne headed an apocalyptic sect called The Family, which was prominent in Melbourne from the 1960s through to the 1990s. With her husband Bill, she acquired numerous children – some through adoption scams, some born to cult members – and raised them as her own. Isolated from the outside world, the children were dressed in matching outfits, had identical dyed blonde hair, and were allegedly beaten, starved and injected with LSD. Taught that Hamilton-Byrne was both their mother and the messiah, the children were eventually rescued during a police raid in 1987, but their trauma had only just begun.

When was The Family released?

The Family was released on July 30, 2016. It has a runtime of 1h 38m. The film was produced by Dogwoof.

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The Family stars Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Anne Hamilton-Byrne, Bill Hamilton-Byrne and Lex De Man. The full cast list is available in the Cast section above.

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