Like, Follow, Trafficked: Insta’s Fake Guru
BBC Eye Investigations and BBC News Brasil uncover the truth behind the rise of wellness influencer and spiritual life coach Kat Torres and the international search for her trafficked followers.
Former Brazilian model, wellness influencer and spiritual life coach Kat Torres was an inspiration and a lifeline to women all over the world. More than a million people on Instagram followed her extraordinary career trajectory from extreme poverty in Brazil to a European modelling career and a life of luxury in the US.
But behind the perfectly curated posts is a story of witchcraft, sexual exploitation and human trafficking; a dark and secretive sorority that led to missing women and sent their families and the FBI on a desperate search to find them.
After months of investigations, a team from BBC Eye and BBC News Brasil uncover a wellness empire built on half-truths and lies. This film tells the story of her enslaved followers and the heavy price they paid. And for the first time - in a surreal confrontation behind the walls of a Brazilian prison - we hear from the self-proclaimed 'guru' who exerted absolute control.
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Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Hannah Price |
Actor | Livia Bittencourt |
Actor | Anna Carolina Rodrigues |
Actor | Nathalia Passarinho |
Actor | Jasmin Dyer |
Dancer | Jackie Mueller |
Producer | Hannah Price |
Executive Producer | Vara Szajkowski |
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