Scientology: The Ex-Files | movie | 2010 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

In this powerful documentary on the church of Scientology, a band of former elite members emerge from the secretive reli | dG1fREdJQUIxWVc1R1E

Transcript

00:00Many religions claim to hold the key to man's salvation. Scientology is no exception.

00:15The most fundamental explanation as regards Scientology's basic beliefs is that man is basically good,

00:25and that the individual is a spiritual being, that you've lived before and you'll live again,

00:31and that your capabilities are infinite if not yet fully realized.

00:38We have the ability to actually help make a difference in the situation in Haiti,

00:45and I just can't, you know, see not using this plane to help.

00:50But behind the Church's high celebrity profile and pious exterior lies a leadership at war with its real and perceived enemies.

00:58They include a growing band of former Scientologists and any media like Four Corners that dares to report their grievances.

01:13That was a private investigator who's been following us all night long.

01:18In recent months, a storm has erupted around Scientology.

01:23In Australia and overseas, the Church stands accused of breaking the law and destroying families.

01:31Its critics are growing in strength and numbers, openly challenging the Church over how it treats its adherents and punishes them.

01:40It's a slave camp, there's no question about it, because people are definitely abused.

01:45People were thrown overboard, hands bound and feet bound and blindfolded.

01:49You know, women of 55 years old.

01:52I was angry, don't get me wrong.

01:54If I could have gone up there and king hit the very individual that assigned my daughter to scrubbing out a dumpster, I'd have been there.

02:04Tonight on Four Corners, former members of the Church who say they've suffered enough shine a light on the dark side of Scientology.

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