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Inside Gloriavale: The Brave Souls Who Escaped Utopia

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Discover the gripping world of Gloriavale in the new documentary series, exposing untold stories and brave individuals speaking out against the secretive commune.

*Escaping Utopia* New doco sheds light on what it takes to leave Gloriavale. Escaping Utopia is a new documentary starting on TVNZ1 tonight, which has unprecedented access to Gloriavale's inner workings, the unraveling of its secrets.

Escaping Utopia, gripping, brave and stranger than fiction. Recap: The three-part documentary gives an often fiction-like account of life at Gloriavale, but what hits hardest is the bravery of those willing to speak out.

Escaping Utopia: TVNZ's Gloriavale documentary revisits the origins of the Gloriavale Christian Community, as ongoing legal challenges continue to threaten the secretive commune.

Gloriavale leavers on why they spoke out in the new doco series. One said that while reliving the memories of abuse was hard, it was important to make the experiences of residents known.

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New doco sheds light on what it takes to leave Gloriavale (1 News)

Escaping Utopia is a new documentary starting on TVNZ1 tonight, which has unprecedented access to Gloriavale's inner workings, the unravelling of its ...

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Escaping Utopia, gripping, brave and stranger than fiction (Stuff.co.nz)

Recap: The three part documentary gives an often fiction-like account of life at Gloriavale, but what hits hardest is the bravery of those willing to speak ...

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Escaping Utopia: TVNZ's Gloriavale documentary revisits the ... (New Zealand Herald)

A new documentary has revisited the origins of the Gloriavale Christian Community, as ongoing legal challenges continue to threaten the secretive commune's.

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Gloriavale leavers on why they spoke out in new doco series (TVNZ)

One said that while reliving the memories of abuse was hard, it was important to make the experiences of residents known.

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Gloriavale doco shouldn't be just 'clickbait entertainment' (TVNZ)

Liz Gregory from the Gloriavale Leavers' Trust says she has always found the "entertainment element" of programmes on the community difficult.

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Review: Escaping Utopia shines a new light on the true darkness of ... (The Spinoff)

Pilgrim Christian is driving along a gravel road in the dead of night. He's heading towards Gloriavale, and as he approaches a small one lane bridge, he slows ...

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