The Master
2012 · 2h 17m · Drama · United States of America · Rated R (US)
Haunted by his past, a World War II veteran crosses paths with a mysterious movement called The Cause.
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.
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1940salcoholicbittercharismatic leadercult leaderdrifterhandjobnude dancingpast life regressionpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)post warreligionreligious cultright hand manscientologysexual obsession
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