The Family | Trailer

THE FAMILY

An incendiary, heartbreaking investigation into one of Australia's most notorious cults, and the scars its victims still bear today.

Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic, delusional and damaged. She was also incredibly dangerous. Convinced she was a living god, Hamilton-Byrne headed an apocalyptic sect dubbed The Family, which was prominent in Melbourne through the 60s and 70s. 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 identically 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 the mid 80s, but their trauma had only just begun.

Melbourne director Rosie Jones (The Triangle Wars, MIFF 2011) has spent years digging into disturbing mysteries of The Family. With survivors and cult members telling their stories on camera (the now adult children's resilience is inspiring), alongside the Australian and international police who worked the case, this confronting MIFF Premiere Fund-supported documentary exposes not just what happened within the still-operating sect but also within the conservative Melbourne community that allowed The Family to flourish.

[HelenEk]

The most shocking thing is not what Anne did, but that she was protected by the Australian government..

[MennaRafaa]

Who is here after Stephanie Soo's latest video?

[M-fc]

I don't trust anybody who can be influenced by charisma or power! So basically I'm saying I don't trust 99% of humanity. I'm still looking forward to meet any of the 1% though..

[XoMum]

Here from Hulu show 😮 I can't get over the fact this really happened.

[mykedee]

Damn! They look exactly like the kids from The Village of the Damned!

[michaelswat]

Sick world! No!!!
Sick people!! That's right.... even animals won't do that! Beasts, no body did that! Only humans

[dexter]

Anyone in Sydney who wants to see it can do so at Golden Age Cinema in Surry Hills. I'm not sure when the next available tickets are, though.

[KidsandaHusband]

This was such a well put together video, great job!!!

[bicacosta]

I'm trying to find this documentary everywhere but I guess isn't arrive in Brazil yet

[kolobus]

Watching this on the STARZ channel via On Demand...
I have no words..

[bexproctor]

I can't find the full video of the family ? Anyone help me please ?

[pokeybloke]

Where can one watch this? Can’t find anywhere. Cheers.

[DsSalek]

fecha exacta por favor para cuando se estrena este documental. ...

[radubradu]

I still don't understand, how did she get away with it? Why wasn't she prosecuted?

[teaganschmutter]

did the “I live children” part for anyone else seem fake? like it was creepy. Also I have a houseboat at lake Eildon and I’m hearing about this now and I’m kinda creeped out

[DinoVeritas]

One of the most famous children to have been part of this cult is none other than Julian Assange.

[violetadeoutono]

Does anyone know where to meet to watch?

[seck]

going to one of her old houses soon apparently theres still members there even though its "abandonded"

[romanarowhead]

When she says I love children it reminds me of comet ping pong and the twitter pics

[frontbum]

Did this get off the ground.Can you buy it or stream it?