‘The Leader’ Review: Tim Blake Nelson And Vera Farmiga Superb In Powerful Depiction Of Real-Life ‘Heaven’s Gate’ Suicide Cult – Tribeca Festival

Writer-director Michael Gallagher, another filmmaker who got his start on YouTube with millions of followers for shows like TotallySketch, has always been a bit obsessed with the infamous Heaven’s Gate 1997 mass suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, right outside where he grew up in San Diego. His interest in this horrific event and the […]

Why This Matters

Acclaimed at Tribeca! Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga shine in 'The Leader', a powerful retelling of Heaven's Gate mass suicide. Writer-director Michael Gallagher brings his YouTube following to film for the first time. Details of the cult’s demise remain murky, adding to its intrigue.

- Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga star

- Michael Gallagher directs his first feature

- Depicts the 1997 Heaven's Gate mass suicide

- Still developing: full impact and box office

Key Points

• Writer-director Michael Gallagher, another filmmaker who got his start on YouTube with millions of followers for shows like TotallySketch, has always been a bit obsessed with the infamous Heaven’s Gate 1997 mass suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, right outside where he grew up in San Diego.
• His interest in this horrific event and the […]

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