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Movie Title : Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Release Date : Oct 20, 2006 Wide
Genre Movie :Documentary
Mpaa Rating : Unrated

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Produced for the PBS series American Experience, Stanley Nelson's Jonestown: The Life and Death of the Peoples' Temple, written by his frequent collaborator Marcia Smith, examines the infamous religious cult formed by Jim Jones and the events that led to the group's horrifying mass suicide in 1978. The film traces Jones' history from his unhappy childhood in rural Indiana. Witnesses describe a strange, charismatic young man who nursed a seemingly sincere desire for social justice, but also reputedly murdered small animals as a child. Jones' desire to befriend people across color and class lines alienated his family and neighbors. Eventually, he moved to Indianapolis, where, as a young Pentecostal minister, he started the city's first integrated church. Eventually, Jones moved his church to California to escape the racism he perceived in Indiana. In Redwood Valley, his church took on a new life, and he began aggressively recruiting new members. At first, members were required to tithe a percentage of their worth, but eventually, they were expected to relinquish all of their "worldly goods" to the Temple. In 1974, Jones moved to San Francisco, where he acquired some political clout before his high profile caught up with him. Just before a damaging exposé was published, he moved his people to what was meant to be a "paradise" outside the racism and oppression of America, in Guyana. Nelson interviews eyewitnesses, including many former members of the Temple, and members of Congressman Leo Ryan's staff who managed to escape when the congressman's investigatory visit ended in bloodshed. The film had its world premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
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Jonestown is a somber and non-exploitive reconstruction of the events that led the members of the Peoples Temple.
Terry Lawson-Detroit Free Press

Stanley Nelson revisits the 1978 mass suicide of Jim Jones and his flock in Guyana, savoring the horror but offering no new insights.
J. R. Jones-Chicago Reader

Ultimately, the film doesn't entirely answer the massive 'why' at the center of this story -- that answer died on that day in 1978 -- but it's a haunting exploration of an event of unspeakable sadness, which still resonates decades later.
Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times

A somber, solid documentary [parading] the whole bleak tale before us again, complete with those disturbing scenes of hundreds of corpses in their tees and shorts and flip-flops strewn about facedown in the mud of Jonestown, Guyana.
Stephen Hunter-Washington Post

The last half hour of Jonestown is almost unwatchable. Video footage of the assault on the congressman's delegation gives way to audio of Jones exhorting people to 'die with a degree of dignity' as children shriek in the background.
Ty Burr-Boston Globe

Jonestown is not an easy movie to watch. But it's a solid presentation of an important chapter in American and religious history. Haunting is the only word that truly fits.
Michael Booth-Denver Post

Nelson's thought-provoking documentary investigation into the life and times of preacher Jim Jones raises a fistful of public policy questions that are still knocking around today.
Kelly Vance-East Bay Express

Frightening, grueling, and needed in an age where religious fanaticism of all kind reigns...
Felix Vasquez Jr.-Cinema Crazed

The combination of these materials and the new interviews reconstruct a story few really know.
Eric Monder-Film Journal International

As much as it leaves open individual questions of devotion and need, the film does make clear the dangers of seeking solace and identity in the embrace of such a complex ego.
Cynthia Fuchs-PopMatters

It is a frightening epitaph for what is surely one of the 20th century's most heartbreaking cautionary tales against giving one up to the will of another.
Bill White-Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The documentary, directed by Stanley Nelson, incorporates rare footage and recordings with a history of Jones and the Peoples Temple. The film's planned airing on PBS will expose many more viewers to this important slice of history.
Ted Murphy-Murphy's Movie Reviews

Relying on previously unseen film footage, still photos and voice recordings, Jonestown paints a portrait of a fantastically charismatic preacher.
Robert W. Butler-Kansas City Star

Nelson gives plenty of time to the intelligent, articulate members who provide riveting details about those days nearly 30 years ago and their reflections now, but he doesn't provide historical context for the events.
Michele Kenner-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

More than a record of one horrific moment in history or the cautionary tale of the road to hell being paved with good intentions.
Andrea Chase-Killer Movie Reviews

From idealistic beginnings to the horror-movie ending, a singular episode of history is peeled open to expose a raw and ugly core.
Shawn Levy-Oregonian

Nelson's film helps us understand that Jonestown may be history, but the tremendous loss still resonates.
Mary F. Pols-Contra Costa Times