Scientology: A Faith Prison

Movie
German title	Scientology: A Faith Prison
Original title	Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2015
length	115 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Alex Gibney
script	Alex Gibney
production	Alex Gibney, ; Matthew Slater , ; Kristen Vaurio , ; Lawrence Wright
music	Will Bates
camera	Samuel Painter
cut	Andy Grieve
occupation
	Paul Haggis; Jason Beghe; Silvia "Spanky" Taylor; David Miscavige (archive footage); John Travolta (archive footage); Tom Cruise (archive footage); Lawrence Wright; L. Ron Hubbard (archive footage); Marjorie Cameron (archive footage); Mike Rinder; Tony Ortega; Antony A. Phillips (archive footage); Hana Whitfield; Kim Masters; Sara Goldberg; Steve Pfauth; Tom De Vocht; Mark "Marty" Rathbun;

Scientology: A Prison of Faith is a 2015 documentary directed by Alex Gibney . The film is about the New Religious Movement Scientology . The film premiered on January 25, 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival . In Germany it was shown for the first time on June 27, 2015 at the Munich Film Festival .

content

The film is based on Lawrence Wright's nonfiction book In the Prison of Faith: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Interior of a Modern Church . Gibney interviews former Scientologists such as Paul Haggis , Mike Rinder, Jason Beghe , Silvia "Spanky" Taylor, Sara Goldberg, Tom DeVocht and Marty Rathbun , among others .

Gibney divided the film into three acts. In the first, former Scientologists describe how they became members of the movement. The second act is devoted to the early years of Scientology and the story of Founder L. Ron Hubbard . In the final act, the behavior of the Scientology leadership, especially that of David Miscavige , is examined in more detail.

reception

According to Rotten Tomatoes , the film received 95% positive ratings (based on 87 reviews with an average rating of 7.8 out of 10). Metacritic has a Metascore of 80 points (based on 11 reviews).

Before the film was released, Scientology booked full-page advertisements in the New York Times and other US daily newspapers, in which parallels were drawn with the hoax " A Rape on Campus ". There were also attempts to influence the critics' reporting on the film.

Awards

At the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards , Scientology: A Prison of Faith was nominated for an Emmy in seven categories and was also able to win the award in three categories.

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming (Alex Gibney)
Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming (Alex Gibney, HBO)
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special (Chris Wilson, Sheila Nevins, Sara Bernstein, Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Kristen Vaurio, HBO)

Web links

Scientology: A belief prison in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Scientology: A belief prison at HBO (english)
Scientology: A Faith Prison at Jigsaw Productions

Individual evidence

[FSK-1] Certificate of Release for Scientology: A Faith Prison . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).

[2] Scientology: A Faith Prison at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

[3] Scientology: A Faith Prison at Metacritic (English)

[4] Documentary Draws Ire From the Church of Scientology at nytimes.com, accessed August 15, 2016

[5] Alex Gibney, Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief at screendaily.com, accessed August 15, 2016

[6] Emmy Nominations 2015 - Full List at deadline.com, accessed on August 15, 2016

[7] Alex Gibney at emmys.com, accessed August 15, 2016