Drama · Canada · 1981 · 1h 48m

Ticket to Heaven

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Director
Ralph L. Thomas
Cast
Nick Mancuso as David Saul Rubinek as Larry Meg Foster as Ingrid Kim Cattrall as Ruthie R.H. Thomson as Linc Strunc Chris Britton as Simon
Crew
Richard Leiterman — Director of Photography Ron Wisman — Editor Maribeth Solomon — Original Music Composer Micky Erbe — Original Music Composer Anne Cameron — Writer Ralph L. Thomas — Writer
Tagline

In 1979, David joined a cult.

Synopsis

David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of a messiah-like leader. Chronicles David's chilling transformation into a gaunt, mindless shadow of his former self...and his ultimate salvation when friends and family launch a plan to kidnap and deprogram him.

Mood & Themes
mind controltoronto, canadacultbrainwashingreligious cultsleep deprivationcult deprogrammer
Key Collaborators
Ralph L. Thomas Director Richard Leiterman Director of Photography Ron Wisman Editor Maribeth Solomon Original Music Composer Micky Erbe Original Music Composer Anne Cameron Writer Ralph L. Thomas Writer Josh Freed Novel Vivienne Leebosh Producer Susan Longmire Production Design Linda Kemp Costume Design
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