Hail Satan? (2019)

★ 7.0 1h 31m 191 votes IMDb

The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.

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Rick Scott
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Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps as Self - Religious Leader (archive footage) Died 2014 · Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.A. Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. (November 13, 1929 – March 19, 2014) was an American minister and disbarred attorney who served as pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church which is well known for being a hate gr...
Anton LaVey
Anton LaVey as Self - Religious Leader (archive footage) Died 1997 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Anton Szandor LaVey was an American author, musician and occultist. He was the founder of the Church of Satan and the religion of LaVeyan Satanism..
Billy Graham
Billy Graham as Self - Religious Leader (archive footage) Died 2018 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well-known...
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) Died 1959 · Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker, known as a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry, one of the most commercially successful producer-direc...
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston as Self - Actor (archive footage) Died 2008 · Wilmette, Illinois, USA Charlton Heston was an American actor renowned for his towering screen presence and roles in some of Hollywood’s most famous epics. Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, in Illinois, he discove...

Audience Reviews

SWITCH. 8/10 Jun 11, 2019
As the ultimate example of judging a book by its cover, Satanism is both a fascinating documentary subject and worthy adversary for religious preference of any kind. It “commemorates what makes America great, and that is religious liberty,“ Lucien explains. This is an unconventional community battling conformity, asking the population to think for themselves and show respect for others. Set aside your preconceived notions of what Satanism is about and check out 'Hail Satan?' - it's a hell of an eye-opening experience.
- Charlie David Page

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CinemaSerf 6/10 May 29, 2024
Now I will happily admit that I knew nothing about the "Satanic Temple" when I saw this preview screening. At first, I struggled to establish whether or not it was a "mockumentary" on the excesses of this movement - particularly when Lucien Greaves (surely a made up name?!) was being interviewed. I am still not entirely convinced that this isn't a hoax! What it does do, regardless, is challenge quite a few assumptions about "good" and "evil". A lot of what the Temple appears to stand for is quite laudable - from equality of worship and the disestablishment of the Christian church from the US state to improved local services and better schooling. It might actually be more of an effective social commentary rather than a critique on Satanism. Worth watching, but take with a pinch of salt!

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