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The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping (TV Miniseries)

The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

2024

Katherine Kubler

Documentary

6.2

159

TV Series. Documentary 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.

	Media	Author	Review
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"This kind of investigative documentary is a must-watch for everyone. We need to know what’s going on in order to change it. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"You will not soon forget 'The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping,' and you will feel shock and outrage about what happened to these students (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"'The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping' presents a terrifying insider’s view of the institution and the lasting damage on those who attended."
		Daniel Kurland Bloody Disgusting	"[It] is dark and painful, but also oddly uplifting, cathartic, and inspirational (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"Kubler might not be an accomplished documentarian, but she and the others sharing their memories get their points across loud and clear"
		Joel Keller Decider	"[It] does a good job of showing the harrowing conditions at the Academy at Ivy Ridge and other disciplinary schools, while also showing the resiliency of the people who were sent there and endured those conditions."

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