Going Clear:
Scientology and
the Prison of Belief 2015

Documentary

Studio	FilmRise
First aired	Mar 29, 2015
Country	US
Language	English
Runtime	120 min
Technical details	1.78:1

An in-depth look at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.

An in-depth look at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology. (less)

Director: Alex Gibney
Writers: Lawrence Wright, Alex Gibney
Starring: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Sylvia Taylor, Lawrence Wright, Mike Rinder, Tony Ortega
Producers: Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Kristen Vaurio

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Review by Brian Orndorf, April 2, 2015

Scientology is too immense of a subject for a single two-hour documentary to explore. It’s a religion with cult-like tendencies, and an entity that prides itself on secrecy, shunning the outside world. According to “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” fear is what drives the organization. Fear of exposure, with its myriad of oddities and destructive teachings revealing just how Scientology uses it power to keep its members in line. Director Alex Gibney doesn’t provide many answers, but his use of eyewitness accounts and insider footage is impressively shaped, generating an intr ...read more...

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