‘Aum: The Cult At The End Of The World,' A Harrowing Exemplum of Fanaticism

‘Aum: The Cult At The End Of The World,' A Harrowing Exemplum of Fanaticism

The documentary Aum: The Cult At The End Of The World, marks the directorial debuts of Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto. The  film is based on the book The Cult at the End of the World by investigative reporter David E. Kaplan and journalist Andrew Marshall. The picture, that had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, intrepidly follows the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987. This organisation besides un…