Five days before D-Day, the day of the last voyage of the Order of Sirius, a sect nestled in the Vaudoise Alps, Switzerland. Five days during which a community of 48 people, women, men, children, fed with esotericism and guided by a narcissistic guru, will test their faith and be deprived of their identity. Five days in which every gesture will be the last. Sirius is inspired by the massacre of the Order of the Solar Temple in 1994 in western Switzerland.
Acting
Dominique Reymond's eerie calm as the true believer.
Direction
Mermoud's refusal to sensationalize real horror.
Cinematography
Snow-capped beauty masking rot beneath.
Director
Frédéric Mermoud
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Solar Temple believed in transitioning to Sirius via ritual suicide; 74 died across three 'transit' events in 1994-1997, many shot execution-style before fires.
Mermoud filmed in the actual Vaudoise Alps locations, using local non-actors for peripheral cult members—some had known victims.
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