Hai cercato: Synanon
Synanon / 1965
A dramatization of the goings on at a drug rehabilitation home. Filmed at the original Synanon House in Santa Monica, California.
The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult? / 2024
Explore the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult.
Born in Synanon / 2023
One woman's journey to discover the truth about Synanon, the experimental community that turned into a full-blown cult.
Children of Synanon / 1968
A documentary about the life of children of residents at Synanon (a community primarily of former drug addicts). The children all live together, have a large part in running their school and sub-community and play a version of the Synanon "Game" (a type of group therapy). The film centers about the Game as played by the Children. –H. L.