THE LEADER

Set against the backdrop of one of the most bizarre and devastating chapters in American history, THE LEADER follows Marshall Herff Applewhite, a former music teacher, and Bonnie Lu Nettles, a nurse whose chance meeting in the early 1970s sparks an extraordinary spiritual partnership. Convinced they have been chosen to guide humanity toward a higher plane of existence, the pair establish Heaven's Gate, attracting followers willing to surrender their possessions, abandon their families, and sever ties with the outside world. As their influence grows, devotion gives way to increasingly extreme beliefs, setting the group on a path toward an unimaginable conclusion.