Ticket to Heaven

Ticket to Heaven

In 1979, David joined a cult.

PG 1981 · 108 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

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.

Directed by Ralph L. Thomas · Written by Ralph L. Thomas

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