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Airdate: Scientology: Going Clear

Update: SBS screens the documentary that incensed the Church of Scientology.

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Next month SBS screens 2015 documentary Scientology: Going Clear.

This went on to win 3 Emmys including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special.

The Church of Scientology took out full-page advertisements in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times to denounce the film, which the producers dubbed massive publicity.

From Academy Award winner Alex Gibney (Enron, The Smartest Guy in the Room, Taxi to the Darkside) comes this provocative documentary based on the book Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright – a tale of ego, exploitation and lust for power.

Featuring eight former members of the Church of Scientology, whose most prominent adherents include A-list Hollywood celebrities, this inside look shines a light on the way the church cultivates true believers, detailing their experiences and what they’re willing to do in the name of religion.

Update: SBS has pulled this from schedule for The Putin Interviews so it will need to be rescheduled.

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  1. Brilliant documentary. I am guessing this rules out Tom Cruise appearing on SBS to give them any exclusives on the upcoming Top Gun sequel though!

    1. It was disappointing Cruise wasn’t pushed on his Scientology beliefs whilst here, I’d expect someone would have the knowledge of his involvement.

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