I've been hearing about Louis Theroux’s Scientology movie for bloody ages now and although there has been a few teasers, it feels like the actually documentary is taking forever. Just as I had given up all hope, the official trailer has finally been released and the movie looks sensational.
In true Theroux fashion, Louis puts himself in some seriously dangerous situations as he sets out to expose the sinister truth about the freaky ***** that is Scientology.
Louis explains what inspired him to make the movie - "I’d seen an explanation of why people wanted to leave Scientology, but I hadn’t got a sense of why they joined. I was interested in the seduction, why they would go along with the various practices that had been alleged for years, if not decades. The film is an attempt to create that mindset of being conditioned in behaviours outside of the norm.”
If you love hard hitting documentaries then I'd also recommend
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. It's a fascinating yet very dark movie but definitely worth a watch.