Negli anni ’80, la Corea del Sud è un paese in fermento, in cerca di riscatto spirituale e sociale dopo decenni di dittatura. In questo contesto nasce la figura di Jung Myung-seok, ex membro della Chiesa dell’Unificazione, che si autoproclama nuovo Messia e fonda la propria setta: la Jesus Morning Star. Il suo carisma, la sua parlantina e le sue promesse di salvezza attirano centinaia di giovani universitari, soprattutto ragazze, che vengono reclutate, manipolate e – in troppi casi – abusate sessualmente con la scusa della “benedizione spirituale”. Dietro la facciata di un culto moderno e aggregativo si cela un sistema violento e piramidale, che ruota attorno alla figura di Jung, venerato come divinità vivente. Per anni le sue vittime restano in silenzio, temendo punizioni divine, finché alcune – come Ji-eun, So-yon e Maple – trovano il coraggio di parlare. Le loro testimonianze scuotono il Paese, portando all’arresto e alla condanna del “Messia”, che però – anche dopo il carcere – continua a commettere abusi. La storia della Jesus Morning Star non è solo il racconto di un uomo malato di potere, ma il monito di come la fede cieca, la solitudine e il bisogno di appartenenza possano diventare strumenti perfetti per manipolare e distruggere intere vite.
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