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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
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Title: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Release Date: 25 Jan 2015

Runtime: 2h

Genre: Documentary

Director: Sky Atlantic, Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films

Production Companies: Sky Atlantic, Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.588 (806 votes)

Cast

  • Self - Interviewee: Paul Haggis
  • Self - Interviewee: Jason Beghe
  • Narrator (voice): Alex Gibney
  • Self - Interviewee: Lawrence Wright
  • Sara Northrup (voice): Sherry Stringfield
  • Self (archive footage): Katie Holmes
  • Self (archive footage): Nancy Cartwright
  • Self (archive footage): Kirstie Alley
  • Self (archive footage): Karen Black
  • Self (archive footage): Jenna Elfman
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