| Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Adam Mazer |
| Screenplay by | Michelle Paradise |
| Directed by | Lisa Robinson |
| Starring | Andrea Roth Jasper Polish Sara Fletcher Kristin Booth Janet-Laine Green Peter Facinelli |
| Narrated by | Catherine Oxenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Yfat Reiss Gendell Richie Kern Catherine Oxenberg Judith Verno |
| Producer | Michael Mahoney |
| Cinematography | Silver Screen Pictures |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | September 21, 2019 |
Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter is a 2019 A&E television movie that aired on September 21, 2019, as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature film. [1] The film is narrated by Catherine Oxenberg, who also serves as an executive producer, and stars Andrea Roth, Jasper Polish, Sara Fletcher, Kristin Booth, Janet-Laine Green, and Peter Facinelli.
On May 24, 2020, a "Special Edition" of the film aired that featured clips from the "Beyond the Headlines" short that originally followed the film's premiere where Gretchen Carlson interviewed Oxenberg.
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Catherine Oxenberg narrates about the day when she (Andrea Roth) found out that her daughter India (Jasper Polish) has joined the NXIVM cult that is headed by Keith Raniere (Peter Facinelli) and Allison Mack (Sara Fletcher). She goes to a place to find out advice for business but is asked odd questions.
Catherine Oxenberg produced this film to show the viewers the experiences that her daughter India has gone through. Most of the scenes were filmed in Nova Scotia (The cafe and music school scenes filmed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada). [2] [3]
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The movie averaged 916,000 viewers on the night it premiered. [4]
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