This novel brought France to life in the 70s: Netflix published a charming and charming series about Rael

What is it about?

Followers, detractors, and Rael himself are interviewed in this documentary series that follows the evolution of an alien-inspired religion that has become a controversial sect.

Rael, Prophet of Aliens, documentary by Alexandre Yiff and directed by Antoine Baldassari.

Is it worth checking out?

For people under thirty, the name Rael means little. However, since the 1980s, he has become one of France’s most famous media personalities.

Real name Claude Worilhon, this man of a thousand – he was first a singer, then a journalist – made a name for himself when he claimed to have twice encountered the Elohim, an alien race.

From this meeting was born a mission to make their presence known to the whole world. From then on, Claude Vorilhon called himself Rael and created his own movement to gather those who were tempted to believe that an extraterrestrial form was at the origin of life on Earth.

He found the real Rael

We are then in the mid-seventies, and the cult craze, increasingly important across the Atlantic, is gaining momentum in France. After publishing several books on alien interactions, Rael became a television phenomenon.

Channels that benefit from this do not hesitate to invite him several times, not yet knowing that the Raelian movement is only just beginning.

In Wild Wild Country style, this Netflix documentary recounts the history of this sect that continues to be talked about today. Director Antoine Baldassar And author Alexander Yiff met with disciples, detractors, and even went so far as to find the real Rael on a Japanese island, who had completely disappeared from the media for years.

It’s like you were there

With the help of a large amount of archival images and startling testimonies, this four-episode investigation explores the power of control and faith. All documentary works place the viewer at the center of this movement, as if they were there and discover its rituals during the assembly.

In addition to the complex figure of leader Rael, the series in the third episode focuses on Brigitte Boiselier, the right-hand woman of the guru, known for her role in the case of the cloned child in the early 2000s. stunned the United States.

Rael, prophet of aliens Sheds light and perspective on one of the largest sectarian movements in France. A fascinating documentary from beginning to end, you should not miss it under any circumstances.

Rael, Prophet of Aliens is available on Netflix.