The survivors of The Order of the Solar Temple talk
The tragedy of the Order of the Solar Temple has been - and remains to this day - a highly complex criminal and judicial puzzle which, according to some, is still unsolved. Using archive footage and never-before-seen eyewitness accounts, this series dissects the drift of a communal utopia towards annihilation by bullets and fire.
Writer: Pierre Morath, Eric Lemasson
Director: Eric Lemasson, Pierre Morath
Producer: David Rihs
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The tragedy of the Order of the Solar Temple has been - and remains to this day - a highly complex criminal and judicial puzzle which, according to some, is still unsolved. Using archive footage and never-before-seen eyewitness accounts, this series dissects the drift of a communal utopia towards annihilation by bullets and fire.
4 episodes
Former followers of the Order of the Solar Temple recall their first encounters with the group in the 1970s and 1980s.
Runtime: 52 minAll the members of the OTS speak of a group that advocates sharing and spirituality, dominated by Jo Di Mambro and Luc Jouret.
Runtime: 52 minThe OTS is seen as an open community, dominated by its founder, Jo Di Mambro, and grandmaster, Luc Jouret.
Runtime: 52 minOn April 13, 2001, Michel Tabachnik was brought to trial in Grenoble on charges of criminal conspiracy.
Runtime: 52 min