[ The film is reportedly based on the real-life experiences of a German man named Heiner von Rönn.[2]]It was reported that the Church of Scientology opposed the release of the film, which aired Wednesday, March 31, 2010 on the German ARD public-television network.[[2][5][6][7]]
According to German news Der Spiegel, the broadcast was watched by "8.69 million viewers (market share of 27.1 percent)". Wednesday film ratings are "usually between four and six million viewers."[8]
Scientology produced a 40-minute interview film{{which|entitled what?|date=October 2012}} in response, which was screened the following day, and made available on the Internet.[9]
References
1. ^1 {{cite web |title=Scientologists try to ban critical German feature film |work=Telegraph |location=London |date=12 March 2010 |author= |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/7425124/Scientologists-try-to-ban-critical-German-feature-film.html |accessdate=2012-10-12}}
2. ^1 {{cite web |title=Scientologists try to block 'intolerant' German feature film |work=The Guardian |location=London |author=Connolly, Kate |date=March 11, 2010 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/mar/11/scientologists-try-block-german-film |accessdate=2012-10-12}}
3. ^1 {{cite web |title=Scientologists Accuse German Film of 'Intolerance' |author=Bates, Theunis |publisher=AOL News |date=13 March 2010 |url=http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/scientologists-accuse-german-film-of-intolerance/19396341 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612153351/http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/scientologists-accuse-german-film-of-intolerance/19396341 |archivedate=2010-06-12 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Based on a True Story: TV Movie Portrays Dark Side of Scientology |author= Müller, Martin U. |date=2 February 2010 |publisher=Der Spiegel Online |location=Hamburg, DE |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/based-on-a-true-story-tv-movie-portrays-dark-side-of-scientology-a-675298-druck.html |accessdate=2012-10-12}}
5. ^1 {{cite web |title=Bis nichts mehr bleibt: Quotenerfolg für Scientology-Film |trans-title=Until Nothing Remains ratings success for Scientology film |publisher=Der Spiegel Online |date=1 April 2010 |language=German |url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/bis-nichts-mehr-bleibt-quotenerfolg-fuer-scientology-film-a-686917.html |accessdate=2012-10-12}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/bis-nichts-mehr-bleibt-quotenerfolg-fuer-scientology-film-a-686917.html&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=ISO-8859-1 Eng. tr.])
6. ^1 {{cite web |title=Scientology gegen ARD: "Geschichten, die vorne und hinten nicht stimmen" |trans-title=Scientology versus ARD: "Stories that are not true front and rear" |publisher=Der Spiegel online |author=Fröhlingsdorf, Michael |language=German |date=25 March 2010 |url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/scientology-gegen-ard-geschichten-die-vorne-und-hinten-nicht-stimmen-a-685577.html |accessdate=2012-10-12}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/scientology-gegen-ard-geschichten-die-vorne-und-hinten-nicht-stimmen-a-685577.html&hl=en&langpair=auto|en&tbb=1&ie=ISO-8859-1 Eng. tr])