Review: 'Devotion: Obedience Or Betrayal' Docuseries Examines Gloriavale Religious Community and Sexual Assault Allegations
By
Joel Keller
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Summary
A review of the Paramount+ docuseries "Devotion: Obedience Or Betrayal," directed by Nicole Rittenmeyer, which examines the Gloriavale religious community in New Zealand. The three-part series features interviews with current and former members, exploring accusations that the community is a cult and detailing sexual assault scandals involving its leaders. The review discusses whether the series is worth streaming, noting the unprecedented access granted to the filmmakers.
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Rittenmeyer and her crew have been given access to the community that hasn't been seen in decades, as the community at Gloriavale struggles to overcome accusations that they are a cult with members who have sexually assaulted children.
Current and former members of the Gloriavale religious community are interviewed in the series, which examines the sexual assault scandals that have ensared the sect's leaders.
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