As scientology of course denied access to any of its higher up people louis improvised and created a unique documentary that can finally allow people to see what scientology is and what the people are really like within it. Released march 10th, 2017, my scientology movie stars louis theroux, marc headley, steven mango, stacia roybal the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of 62 out of. What was louis theroux trying to do with my scientology movie. Inspired by the churchs use of filmmaking techniques, and with the aid of real exscientologists, theroux uses unconventional. My scientology movie 2017 trailers and clips moviefone. Classic movies welcome to the classic movie channel. Our list of movies in theaters in 2017 is even more accurate than the imdb database. Infused with a good dose of humor and moments worthy of a hollywood script, my scientology movie is stranger than fiction. I completed the advanced oncamera acting intensive with eden bernardy at margie haber studio. The film turns out to be more about the difficulties of making a documentary about a paranoid, wellresourced, taxexempt cult than an.
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In aftermath of nova scotia shootings, rcmp officer wishes he couldve done more. He seemed to like the finished product, until he decided he didnt like it. Scientology and the prison of belief is likely to remain the movie about the pseudoscientific mind control cult that calls itself the religion of scientology. Documentarian louis theroux is denied admittance to the church of scientologys headquarters, setting into motion a clever, confrontational and funny plan to try and reveal the inner workings of the mysterious organization.
While louis theroux filmed a documentary about scientology, the. This louis therouxstarring film belongs to the michael moore school of documaking, in which much hinges on the personal viewpoint and observational wit of the oncamera investigator. My scientology movie magnolia pictures independent. My scientology movie 2017 official trailer hd youtube. My scientology movie 2017 international box office results. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including the shack, logan and table 19. My scientology movie, the newest film by the british documentarian.
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Scientology and the prison of belief is a 2015 documentary film about scientology. My scientology movie after the church of scientology refuses to cooperate in making a documentary, louis theroux teams up with former senior church official mark rathbun to create dramatic. Suffused with a good dose of humor and moments worthy of a hollywood script. John dowers my scientology movie sends journalist louis theroux on a straightfaced mission to let the. Rathbun also meets former members, who are still in pain from their experiences within scientology. There are a lot of entertaining sequences in my scientology movie especially the completed reenactments, but they never tell us anything of value. Inspired by the churchs use of filming techniques, and aided by exmembers of the organization theroux uses actors to replay some incidents people claim they experienced as members in an attempt to better understand the way it operates.
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My scientology movie premiered at the london film festival on 14 october 2015 before receiving a limited theatrical release in the united kingdom on 7 october 2016 from bbc films with a north american release scheduled for 3 march 2017 from magnolia pictures. We provide the complete list of 2017 movie releases by week of release. Infused with a good dose of humor and moments worthy of a hollywood script, my scientology. My scientology movie trailer 2017 trailer for my scientology movie. My scientology movie dvd the seattle public library. Directed by alex gibney and produced by hbo, it is based on lawrence wrights book going clear.
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Theroux had the help of marty rathbun, the former inspector general of the church, who has to come facetoface with pain he once caused. Inspired by the churchs use of filmmaking techniques, and with the aid of real exscientologists, theroux uses unconventional methods to expose and antagonize the. I wrapped filming on louis therouxs feature film my scientology movie. Watch the clip titled documentary crew for the film my scientology movie 2017.
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