Did you like Rachel on Netflix? You are not ready for the American version

One day in July 1981, fifty farmers who settled in the town of Antelope, Oregon, saw hundreds of people dressed in red. Before the astonished eyes of the inhabitants, they invade the fields to settle there indefinitely. No, this is not the plot of a horror movie, but the true and completely insane story of Guru Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh and his disciples as told in the TV series Wild Wild Country.

Capitalism, spirituality and sexuality

Released on Netflix in 2018, this documentary inspired the creators of Rael: The Alien Prophet. And for good reason, the two stories have a lot in common. The events took place around the same time, in the early eighties. But if the American sect didn’t believe in aliens, it remains no less chilling.

The story of Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh begins in India in the late sixties. This leader gathers hundreds of followers around him who spend hours listening to him talk about capitalism, spirituality and sexuality. When the guru realizes that his principles are more in line with American culture, he leaves his country for the United States.

A bioterrorist attack?

He chooses an almost abandoned farming town, Antelope, and buys a 250,000-acre ranch for $6 million to establish his own town and his disciples there. Hundreds and hundreds of mobile homes are being built. Accustomed to peace, the residents of Antelope find themselves overwhelmed.

The documentary series, divided into 6 episodes, tells how the history of this micro-community turned into a nightmare, including a bioterrorist attack – the first of its kind in the history of the United States. Like Rael, Wild Wild Country tells us the group’s importance in control stories on a scale, this time, out of proportion.

Wild wild country Available on Netflix.