Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
8.0
The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.
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Cast
25 people
Paul Haggis
Self - Interviewee
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Jason Beghe
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Alex Gibney
Narrator (voice)
Lawrence Wright
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Sara Northrup (voice)
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Karen Black
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Alex Gibney Director · Lawrence Wright Author Will Bates Composer
United States release March 20, 2015 · Produced in United States · Production Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films
Production
Sky Atlantic
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Jigsaw Productions
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HBO Documentary Films
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 25, 2015
Theatrical
United States · March 20, 2015
Limited theatrical
United States · March 29, 2015
Digital · HBO
United States
January 25, 2015 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
October 6, 2015 · Physical
Germany
May 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
May 18, 2015 · TV
Italy
June 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Russia
September 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
October 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 26, 2015 · Digital
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