2015 · documentary
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Directed by Alex Gibney2h 0m2015
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.
Our read: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded documentary entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured documentary, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- cold
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“You want a rigorous exposé on how belief systems trap and break people.”
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