My Scientology Movie | |
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Directed by | John Dower |
Written by | Louis Theroux |
Produced by | Simon Chinn |
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Cinematography | Will Pugh |
Edited by | Paul Carlin |
Music by | Dan Jones |
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Distributed by | Altitude Film Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $2.2 million[2][3] |
My Scientology Movie is a 2015 British documentary film about Scientology directed by John Dower, and written by and starring Louis Theroux. The film takes an unconventional approach to the subject matter, featuring young actors "auditioning" for parts playing high-profile Scientologists in scenes recreating accounts from ex-members about incidents involving senior church management. The Church of Scientology responded by putting the filmmakers under surveillance and denouncing the film.
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[4] with a North American release on 3 March 2017 from Magnolia Pictures.[5] The film received positive reviews from critics.[6][7][8]
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