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201694 minPGdocumentary

5.7/ 10(31 ratings)• TMDB

Brainwashing Stacey

201694 minPGdocumentary

5.7/ 10(31 ratings)• TMDB

Stacey Dooley delves into extreme ideologies of controversial groups.

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David McConnell

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Stacey Dooley delves into extreme ideologies of controversial groups.

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Stacey Dooley

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Stacey Dooley immerses herself deeper than ever before into extreme worlds, joining some of the world's most controversial groups to try to understand their unique ideologies.

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