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Ticket to Heaven is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Ralph Thomas released in USA on 9 october 1981 with Nick Mancuso
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
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Add to a movie listTicket to Heaven is a 1981 Canadian film about the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a cult, and his life in the group until forcibly extracted by his family and friends. The film was based on the nonfiction book Moon Webs by Josh Freed and was directed by Ralph L. Thomas. It was released on DVD on June 20, 1998.
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David Kappel (Nick Mancuso), a twentysomething school teacher, visits a training camp for a religious cult. At the camp everything is done in groups, along with much singing. There is also a low-calorie, low-protein diet; sleep deprivation; constant positive reinforcement; and chanting of slogans.Actors
Nick Mancuso
(David)
Saul Rubinek
(Larry)
Meg Foster
(Ingrid)
Kim Cattrall
(Ruthie)
Christopher Britton
(Simon)
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