Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter

Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter is a 2019 Lifetime 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.

Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter
Written byAdam Mazer
Screenplay byMichelle Paradise
Directed byLisa Robinson
StarringAndrea Roth
Jasper Polish
Sara Fletcher
Kristin Booth
Janet-Laine Green
Peter Facinelli
Narrated byCatherine Oxenberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersYfat Reiss Gendell
Richie Kern
Catherine Oxenberg
Judith Verno
ProducerMichael Mahoney
CinematographySilver Screen Pictures
Running time87 minutes
DistributorLifetime
Release
Original networkLifetime
Original release
  • September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)

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.

Plot

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).

Cast

Production

Catherine Oxenberg produced this film to show the viewers the experiences that her daughter India has gone through.[2][3]

Reception

The movie averaged 916,000 viewers on the night it premiered.[4]

References
  1. "Lifetime's Trailer For 'Escaping The NXIVM Cult' Shows Seduction And Anguish". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. "Lifetime Is Making a NXIVM Sex Cult Movie After Founder Keith Raniere's Conviction". PEOPLE.com.
  3. Petski, Denise (July 1, 2019). "NXIVM Sex Cult Movie Set At Lifetime With Catherine Oxenberg Producing; Peter Facinelli & Andrea Roth To Star".
  4. "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.21.2019 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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