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...scene in a new fictional movie about Scientology called Until Nothing Remains, one of the group's leaders is giving an impassioned speech to followers in Germany. The camera pulls in tighter on the man's face and, all of a sudden, he cries out "Clear Germany!" to a round of rapturous applause. No, he's not talking about pushing all nonbelievers out of the country - he's referring to the state of "clear," a condition characterized by an absence of painful, reactive and uncontrollable emotions...
...leave the group, losing not only his wife in the process but also his young child and a big portion of his family's inheritance, which his wife has donated to the church. Bergengruen says the film is loosely based on the real-life experiences of a German man named Heiner von Rönn, a onetime member of the organization. He says the filmmakers conducted exhaustive research in order to portray the religion as realistically as possible, including interviewing various former Scientology members and even going undercover to find out more about how the group works...
...Cruise answered his critics in a 2007 interview with People magazine, asking Germans to "save your comments until you see the movie." "I want to think positive and concentrate on the film," he added. "I carry a great responsibility to the Germans, for whom a man like Stauffenberg means so much." (Read "Why Germany Hates Tom Cruise...
...opposition also applied unfamiliar tactics usually absent from the American collegiate circuit, such as marking man-on-man and deliberately pulling players offside...
...tearing through a 33-man field that pitted him against Iowa’s Jake Kerr, No. 5 Steve Fittery of American University, and longtime nemesis Pami, O’Connor concluded his collegiate career at the top of his game. But the three-time All-American isn’t ready to hang up the singlet for good—not when it’s been over a year since his last defeat. Instead, O’Connor is prepared to take his effort to the next level on the international stage...