AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
{{Short description|2023 documentary film by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto}}
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| name = AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
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| director = {{plainlist|
- Ben Braun
- Chiaki Yanagimoto}}
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Ben Braun
- Chiaki Yanagimoto
- Dan Braun
- Josh Braun
- Rick Brookwell}}
| writer =
| based_on = {{Based on|The Cult at the End of the World|David E. Kaplan and Andrew Marshall}}
| starring =
| music = {{plainlist|
- Dan Braun
- Charlie Braun}}
| cinematography = {{plainlist|
- Yohei Tateishi
- Tim Sutton}}
| editing = Keita Ideno
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- A Fifth Season
- Submarine Deluxe}}
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| released = {{film date|2023|1|20|Sundance}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = United States
| language = {{plainlist|
- English
- Japanese}}
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| gross = $8,268{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Aum-The-Cult-at-the-End-of-the-World-(2025)#tab=summary|title=AUM: The Cult at the End of the World|website=The Numbers|access-date=March 24, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4012081153/?ref_=bo_da_table_34|title=AUM: The Cult at the End of the World|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=March 28, 2025}}
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AUM: The Cult at the End of the World is a 2023 documentary film directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto in their directorial debuts, based on the book The Cult at the End of the World by David E. Kaplan and Andrew Marshall.
Summary
The film follows the Japanese doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/fair-play-thrills-buyers-as-sundance-heats-up/5178352.article|title='Fair Play' thrills buyers as Sundance heats up|accessdate=March 21, 2023|date=January 21, 2023|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|work=Screen Daily}}
Release
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 20.{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/sundance-2023-us-documentary-competition-movies/|title=Sundance 2023: Movies in the U.S. Documentary Competition Program|work=MovieWeb|accessdate=March 21, 2023|date=January 12, 2023|first=Robin|last=Reynolds}} The film was also screened at the 2023 Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival on March 21 as its international premiere.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/cph-dox-sets-2023-lineup-global-briefs-1235267361/|title=CPH: DOX Sets 2023 Lineup; Rubicon TV Hires New Exec; 'The Ark' Inks German Distribution — Global Briefs|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 22, 2023|accessdate=March 21, 2023|first=Zac|last=Ntim}}
Critical reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|63|5.1|16}}{{Cite web|title=AUM: The Cult at the End of the World|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aum_the_cult_at_the_end_of_the_world|accessdate=March 21, 2023|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media}} {{Metacritic film prose|1=59|2=7}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/aum-the-cult-at-the-end-of-the-world|title=AUM: The Cult at the End of the World|work=Metacritic|accessdate=March 21, 2023}}