The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

A harrowing, intimate reckoning that feels like a slow excavation of buried pain, equal parts chilling and cathartic.

Created by

Katherine Kubler

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Katherine Kubler, Janja Lalich

Overview

Years after being sent to a disciplinary school, a woman still haunted by her experiences exposes the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and demanding.

About

Trauma, corruption, power, isolation

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild sexual content. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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