Director: Alex Gibney
Writers: Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright (book)
Stars: Lawrence Wright, Mike Rinder, Marty Rathbun | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
A devastating two hour documentary based on Lawrence Wright's book of the same name. Scientology
is laid bare by a film that skilfully knits together archive footage, testimonials from former high ranking officials and public, and dramatic reconstructions.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this program. Who better to describe the inner workings of the "church" than former members? You can say that they're all disgruntled, and have a beef with Scientology, and rightly so. They had the presence of mind to realize what a sham it is. One estimate of the required coursework necessary to achieve "clear" cost in excess of $300,000. A true church is proud of it's doctrine, and doesn't charge members to learn about it. That fact alone separates Scientology from the mainstream religions. So the church should expect that some of the people they've scammed will eventually have a problem with it, and expose it for what it is....a business. Great job, HBO!
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