The Darkness Within La Luz del Mundo 2023 / A simple but necessary exposé on the sexual abuses of a popular Christian denomination in Mexico

As a documentary, The Darkness Within doesn’t dig as deep as it probably could have. It doesn’t offer a particularly specific account of how La Luz del Mundo has achieved its popularity and what exactly keeps it in power today. However, due to the fact that many church members seem to remain loyal to its corrupt, criminal leaders, a straightforward testimony is also exactly what this film needs to be. In direct, uncompromising detail—but always edited with a solemn respect for the survivors, who get to make their statements without the camera in their face—it lays out the mountain of damning personal experiences that too many La Luz del Mundo have suffered, as the rest of the church has turned a blind eye towards them.