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

Directors

Alex Gibney

Cast

Anne Archer, Isaac Hayes, Jason Beghe, Jenna Elfman, John Travolta, Karen Black, Katie Holmes, Kelly Preston, Kirstie Alley, Mark Rathbun, Mike Rinder, Mimi Rogers, Nancy Cartwright, Nicole Kidman, Paul Haggis, Sherry Stringfield, Tony Ortega

The story

Going Clear is based closely on Lawrence Wright's book, covering much of the same ground with the aid of archival footage, dramatic reconstructions, and interviews with eight former Scientologists: Paul Haggis, an Oscar-winning film director; Mark Rathbun, Scientology's former second-in-command; Mike Rinder, the former head of Scientology's Office of Special Affairs; actor Jason Beghe; Sylvia "Spanky" Taylor, former liaison to John Travolta; and former Scientologists Tom DeVocht, Sara Goldberg, and Hana Eltringham Whitfield. The film breaks into three distinct acts. In the first, the former Scientologists describe how they joined…

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