Partially based on the 1953 true events surrounding a rural religious cult in the American Midwest, and how the members' children suffered for their parents' fanaticism.
In 1953, the small town of Short Creek became the target of an investigation by the state of Arizona. It was widely believed that the members of the community practiced Polygamy, with some men having as many as three or four wives and families. This is a dramatization based on actual events.