Cult documentaries are all pretty much the same
They start off with attractive 20 something followers frolicking near-naked in the woods and cold lakes, with a charismatic spiritual guru/master, a "good guy" at first, who becomes increasingly erratic and needs to be increasingly worshipped. Those followers who can't pull themselves away become increasing ensnared in the guru's "spiritual energy" eventually engaging in something incredibly stupid or criminal. This cult wasn't as bad as some in that no one was murdered (unless you count all those abortions that this particular guru insisted on) although there was rape aplenty.
Anyway, as far as cult documentaries go I though this was a pretty good one because the movie maker had incredible access to the cult by being a devoted member himself for years, and who was allowed by the guru to shoot all this video. I guess where it falls short is there was no analysis by professionals - but that was minor for me, because I've already seen "analysis" of the cult phenomenon many times. Bottom line - young adults want to feel they belong and can lose a sense of identity real fast, especially surrounded by attractive like minded people. Worshipping a guru is far easier than living one's own life. And these gurus are good at what they do, which is to make people love, worship and fear them at the same time.