The Source Family

2012

Action / Documentary / Music

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 21 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 1557 1.6K

pedophilia 1970s commune cult polygamy guru

Plot summary

A feature documentary film set in Hollywood, examining a radical experiment in '70s utopian living. The Source Family were the darlings of the Sunset Strip until their communal living, outsider ideals and spiritual leader Father Yod's 13 wives became an issue with local authorities. They fled to Hawaii, leading to their dramatic demise.

Director

Maria Demopoulos Photo
Maria Demopoulos

Top cast

Father Yod Photo
Father Yod as Self
Elena Michaels Photo
Elena Michaels as Electra Aquarian / Self
Don Bolles Photo
Don Bolles as Self
Ahom Aquarian Photo
Ahom Aquarian as Self
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910.17 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 39 min
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1.65 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 39 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thefrenchdog1 8 / 10

Everything wrong true belief

The movie was interesting and lesson in that you shouldn't get sucked into these goofy groups with a charismatic leader.Reminded me a little of reading about Ayn Rand's in-crowd "the collective," until the end, then it reminded me a lot. There is something about getting people at a young age and feeding them some inside knowledge that keeps them for life.Of course the interviewees are self selected, I would guess there are members out there who feel fooled and ridiculous for falling for all of this non-sense and didn't want any part.At the end we find out these people are not overly upset being the minions of a kooky sex cult leader, they even use the knowledge gained to be life coaches and whatnot, furthering the unreality
Reviewed by VisionExile 7 / 10

an inside look at the bygone/timeless

This documentary is excellent as a time-machined view back to the 1970-1975 California lifestyle as lived by a strange cult that was financed by a successful Los Angeles restaurant. It is very interesting to see so much unpolished archival footage. Thankfully it isn't "animated" or enhanced in the tacky way that other documentaries have done (In The Realms Of The Unreal). Videos, photos, and audio recordings fill-out this movie so well, that the viewer almost feels as if they are a frequent visitor to the Source Family's housing compound. Many modern interviews, both respectful and regretful, make for great color commentary on the events as they were lived by the participants. And, amazing to see Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) attest to the greatness of the ?music? produced by this group. Songs are played and concert footage is shown (Beverly Hills High School 1973) so that the viewer can then decide on the musicianship.Both great and goofy, this movie has moments of clarity as well as opaque clouds of hazy gibberish. Luckily, the commune leader invested in recording equipment so that history can judge the transcendent quality of everything. Or the disposable folly of it all. But, there it is. A current Family archivist plays a major role in providing the raw materials seen on screen. Thankfully, the movie-makers do not inject their own viewpoints too heavily. Supposedly the Family numbered about 140, and only a fraction of that number is interviewed.Ultimately, this movie is well worth seeing for anyone interested in cults, leaders, charisma, messiahs, hippies, hucksters, astrology, orgies, the 1960s-1970s, free love, psychedelic music, communes, utopias, and hang gliding.
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