Jan 25, 2015
120 min
Full-HD

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)

GOING CLEAR intimately 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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Sky Atlantic Jigsaw Productions HBO Documentary Films

Paul Haggis

Self - Interviewee

Jason Beghe

Self - Interviewee

Alex Gibney

Narrator (voice)

Lawrence Wright

Self - Interviewee

Sherry Stringfield

Sara Northrup (voice)

Katie Holmes

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Cartwright

Self (archive footage)

Kirstie Alley

Self (archive footage)

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