Overview
- Released on December 30, 2025, the documentary quickly topped Netflix’s movie chart according to FlixPatrol tracking.
- The film examines how family counselor Jodi Hildebrandt became central to Ruby Franke’s life through her ConneXions program.
- Director Skye Borgman notes the case pivoted when a child escaped from Hildebrandt’s house, where the abuse occurred.
- The documentary recounts the rescue of two of Franke’s children from Hildebrandt’s residence and the arrests that followed.
- Hildebrandt and Franke were sentenced in 2024 to four consecutive terms of one to 15 years and remain incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility, as viewers describe the film as deeply disturbing.