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Director Discusses Heaven's Gate Cult
Michael Gallagher, director of 'The Leader,' discusses the relevance of the Heaven’s Gate cult story in today’s society. The cult’s tragic mass suicide in 1997 is revisited to highlight the dangers within groups that offer certainty.
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Variety
When director Michael Gallagher was eight years old, 39 people died in his neighborhood in San Diego, California. They were the victims of the infamous Heaven’s Gate cult, who died in a coordinated mass suicide timed with the approach of the Comet Hale-Bopp in March of 1997. That event would leave a
2026-06-12 10:28 UTC