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JAPAN

What is the purpose of life?

What is it?

To be happy.

"But you're not serious, Raël!"

No, I'm not!

You should be scared of serious people.

Surround yourself with people who laugh.
Make them laugh.

Whatever you do, if you're not happy,

there's no point in living.

There are a few things
you should know about this man.

His name is Claude Vorilhon,
he's from France.

He used to be a race car driver,

a journalist,

even a singer.

Then, he dumped
all that and became a prophet.

Tonight, we're joined
by the man beside me.

His name is Raël and he says,
"I boarded a flying saucer."

The difference between
Jesus and Raël is that Raël had TV.

People in the media really sought him out.

- Welcome.
- Hello!

Such demand!

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Raël!

He would show up in these costumes,
these big pajamas.

He had an image, I guess.

Hey! You didn't fly here?

- Hello, Jean-Pierre.
- Raël. R-A-E-L.

Raël's presence boosted ratings.

A prophet spreads the word.
He doesn't sit around.

- Do you travel by UFO?
- No, by plane.

- First class or coach?
- Business.

Ah, but of course! Naturally.

Money is good.

It brings happiness.

Anyone who says otherwise is poor,
and rightly so.

Money's bad if you use it
to make nuclear bombs.

Is it good to be rich?

Well, of course.
We're on earth to enjoy ourselves.

We were in the spotlight.

And here's Raël.

- Look at me, Claude!
- Maybe too much.

Look me in the eyes, Claude!

Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey!

RAËL: THE ALIEN PROPHET

People call me Pierre Gary,
for 67 years, now.

I am a Raëlian.

RAËLIAN SINCE 1976

Well, not really just a Raëlian,

because we're humans,
first and foremost.

I was an administrator
for the Raëlian movement for many years.

Now, I run the international arm
of the Raëlian movement.

We're not just any organization.

We're an organization
that was set up by a messenger,

contacted by aliens, with a specific goal.

Our goal is to welcome
this alien civilization.

Why an embassy? For welcoming.

Our sacred purpose is
to welcome our creators.

It's really very moving,

and we'll have this scale model
here with us all evening.

This is the embassy
that we will build very soon.

It's just a scale model for now,

but this is what
we are going to build together.

Raël! Raël! Raël! Raël!

It's not just a philosophy,
it's about taking action.

Raël! Raël! Raël!

When Raël showed us
the model of the embassy,

it was just incredible.

There are 600 of you,

thinking the same thing,
believing in the same thing.

There's a kind of frenzied energy.

It had become a concrete reality,

the thing we were all working towards.

RAËLIAN PROMOTIONAL FILM

We're talking about
welcoming them

in a physical sense, you know?

They're not spirits.
They're men and women of flesh and bone.

You need to give your guests
a warm welcome.

The opportunity
to see them, one day,

and welcome our creators,
that would be... Wow!

When the Elohim come and make contact,

everything will be extraordinary.

The thought of having
a sexual encounter with an Eloha,

I mean, that would be...

I can't even...

I can't imagine anything more powerful.

We took a big step.

We decided to stop relying
on small subscription fees,

and to take financial control
of our organization.

In order to have an embassy
to welcome anyone,

we would first need to build it,
it needs funding.

It seems that if
the aliens will be bringing

heaven to Earth sometime in 2035,

Raël has been tasked
with building an embassy.

A landing pad for flying saucers,

a giant villa and a swimming pool.

It'll only cost 160 million francs.

The goal was
to build an embassy by 2035,

because that was the target date
that the Elohim set for Raël.

It was at that point in time

that every Raëlian decided
to contribute 10% of their salary.

And, of course, plus 1% for the prophet.

These whispers
and rumors don't bother me.

There were a few people
who struggled to accept the tithe.

Some in the audience were
smirking and looking skeptical.

There was a growing distrust
and disapproval within the movement.

Some people ended up leaving.

So if I understand,
you donated 11,000 francs?

- Yes.
- From the goodness of your heart?

Absolutely.

For that amount of money,

I have learned so many things
that it doesn't matter.

Those 11,000 francs served
a practical purpose,

which is to fund the construction
of the alien embassy.

Every year at the gathering,

the top ten contributors of donations

were invited up on stage
and applauded.

Raël was the messiah.

We were happy to contribute what we could.

The year when I made the top ten,

I gave about 22,000 francs.

The top ten wasn't my goal.

I just wanted to help the cause.

To build the embassy as intended
would cost a lot of money.

So every year,

we would put
the contributions into the pot

for building the embassy,
and not a single person touched it.

Funding was growing,
however we still needed a location,

to find a country
where we could actually build the embassy.

People of Israel,

the only reason
for the state of Israel's existence

is the day
that we are working towards together.

The day our creators, the Elohim, arrive.

It was a very detailed plan.

It wouldn't take 20 years of work,

more like 8,000 years.

That's significant.

Hello, Israel!

Dear Eloha...

I was part
of the first Raëlian mission to Israel.

I remember being one of 20 Raëlians,

mostly from Europe, and some from Canada.

We felt like
we were a part of history.

Sir, the Jewish people
are expecting the messiah.

And they don't want to
listen to what he has to say.

It wasn't easy.

I think the Israeli government
never took Raëlians seriously.

- Hello, Jean!
- Hi, Leon!

- The embassy is coming!
- We're at the Dead Sea!

Over here!

Leon, turn around for the camera!

- Say hello to the damned French!
- Hello!

It's great!

You can see them over there
having a good time.

They're really happy.

Get in!

All the requests we made

to the Israeli government

never came through.

The rabbis are scared.

They know it's the truth,

and they cannot prove
that what we're saying is false.

So, after a number of years,

Raël shared a new message from the Elohim,

saying that we should expand,

that the entire planet
would be the embassy's territory.

We're working on it.

It's hard.
We don't know if we'll get there.

Even if the embassy is built and ready,

Raël often said they will come
when it suits them,

when they think the time is right.

All of the money raised is
for the embassy.

- Is the land is pricey?
- Very.

The money for the embassy
will come from donations and book sales.

Raël is very careful
with money.

He doesn't want money to be wasted.

And Raël made sure
that the money was put aside

solely to build the embassy.

Today, we have a treasury surplus
of about 20 million.

I don't know exactly how much,
but it's about that.

With the embassy project,

the greed and abuse of power
could really be felt,

in some circumstances,

going so far as
outright extortion and fraud.

I don't know exactly
where the money is.

Probably in Swiss bank accounts.

Who owns this account?
Who manages the money?

The International Raëlian church manages
the money in that account.

Who is the International Raëlian Church?
Well, Raël is the president.

Raël personally managed
the money in that account,

and he had the final word
on what was done with it.

Personally, I don't think
the embassy will ever be built.

- That medallion you wear...
- Yes.

Have you ever considered pins?

Hey, if it brings in money,
then I'm all for it.

Ah, yes, I couldn't agree more!

I don't receive a salary.

Raël doesn't get paid.

People simply make donations
to the organization,

for his well-being.

And, of course,
this allows him to live very well.

Money is a key motivator of his movement.

Raël really enjoys luxury.
Nothing is too beautiful for the prophet.

It was true, at the time,

he preached about success
and becoming wealthy.

He always had to be
in the most luxurious hotel.

Raël!

He ate the best food.

The money comes from Raëlians.
He never pays.

Raël began racing cars again.

Raëlians were encouraged to donate
for the race cars.

Cars are rented for 12 to 20,000 per race.

"So, Dominique,
how much will you donate for the car?"

If I said, "I don't really want to,
I don't have much."

"Oh, come on, you can make an effort."

Since we had to say
how much we had donated,

I started to feel trapped.

Some emptied their bank accounts
to let the prophet play in a racing car.

I know some people gave a lot.

And that was
in addition to the other fees.

We were told that...

That this would be an incredible way
to advertise the movement.

We weren't forced to give.

We were proud to give.

I'm the fastest religious leader
in the world.

"The fastest religious leader."

Complete and utter nonsense.

I'll race them whenever,
the Dalai Lama, the Pope, no problem.

In the beginning,
he was a journalist and an artist.

He knew about communication and image.

If they're called a cult,

they justify it by saying
everyone joins freely.

The media began
to look at us differently.

And they started to tell lies.

This nets the prophet
over one million dollars annually.

The question that comes to mind is,

"Will Raël be able to spend it all
before judgment day?"

That was something. A storm was brewing.

For Raëlians,
we have just entered the 45th year

of the Age of the Apocalypse.

The Raëlian conference
is taking place...

Followers of the Raëlian movement...

- The movement of the Raëlians...
- The Raëlians...

It was like a thunderclap,

a tsunami.

Good evening.

Ladies and gentlemen, good evening!

Good evening to all! Thank you very much!

Let's calm down.

Later on, we may ask
for questions and participation,

but for now let's quiet down...

Raël was invited a few times
to appear on Ciel, Mon mardi.

We laughed, but this particular show
wasn't meant to be funny.

So, it was more premeditated.

TELEVISION PRESENTER

That day was a trap.

I was there, so I know.

Tonight we will explore
a rather sensitive topic,

which deals with children
who live in communes.

...communes.

Raël is to your right,

you've been on at least twice,
maybe three times. I can't remember.

You founded the Raëlian movement,
are you the great leader?

If you like, yes, the spiritual leader,

giving a new philosophy
to human beings in need.

Have you suggested
new kinds of relationships with children?

Absolutely. Absolutely.

In our movement,
we are fanatical about freedom.

We do as we like.

- Sexual freedom?
- Freedom in all aspects...

But sexual freedom?

Yes, but in all aspects.

It's incredible,
because I had said we would discuss

children in cults or communes.

The person across from me
is not denying it at all.

Whoa!

He says it's okay.

Crazy.

There is a testimony
from your internal review, which reads,

"I must have been three or four,

granny was making tea,
and grandpa took me to bed."

"He got in, took my hand
and one of my fingers, folded the rest,

and moved my hand to my genitals,
saying it would do me good."

"So, parents, caress your children,
let them do the same to you."

That...

Yes, these are adults,
testifying about their experiences...

- And you let them say that?
- Of course!

I mean, caress your children, that's...

That's someone's point of view,
we support free speech.

So do we, but we don't let people
say filthy things because...

It's not. It's someone's...

- You can't touch kids, end of story!
- I agree!

So stop talking about
caressing and kissing them!

It was a harsh lesson.

We realized there was a problem.

There was a real problem.

They were trying to hurt us,
and tarnish our movement.

And, what's more, that wasn't all.

And now, a witness
is here with us, Mr. Parraga.

I am a former follower
of Mr. Raël, this monster.

- When did you leave?
- He stole six years of my life.

That's exactly what happened.

I swear, he is a scumbag.

Then, this Jean Parraga
character showed up.

He was a former Raëlian,
with whom things had ended badly.

He clearly wanted to convey the message
that he was a victim and we were trash.

I can assure you that there are things
going on in this cult

that are unbelievable!

I myself talked about
making love to my children,

who are six and eight, Mr. Dechavanne.

I wonder how I even have
the strength to talk about this.

Look at me
when I'm talking to you, Claude.

Dare to look at me, Claude!

Aren't you ashamed, all of you,

of playing with people's lives
by manipulating them?

Even the name Raël, Mr. Dechavanne,

in here, it's crazy what power it has.

Tell us what goes on inside the cult!

Why are we not allowed to take photos?
Why can't we use tape recorders?

Why is that, Claude? Speak!

I put my wife in other men's arms
to climb the hierarchy.

I put her in the arms of others.

I accepted it.

But then you wake up, Mr. Dechavanne.

- We're all adults in the movement.
- Stop it!

It's not true! It's insane!

Mr. Raël, why didn't you stay
on your planet?

The poll results
for "Should cults be banned?" are,

"Yes, 88%. No, 11.3%."

Thank you!

That show unleashed something
in the perception of certain people

about what was happening.

- That was the aim.
- You got my wife!

- They're with their mom.
- No, don't talk to me like that, Claude!

- Look, people get divorced.
- No, it's you!

Hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey!

At that age,
they should be in school.

Mr. Raël founded a swinger's club,
not a cult! That's what it is.

We can see the effect
this is having on people.

When I saw the show
on live TV, it was like...

RAËLIAN SINCE 1976

It hit like a ton of bricks.

It was like a big slap in the face.

I mean, it just hits you.

We took a really brutal hit.

We knew it was a big deal.
A machine was being set in motion.

We knew that something was coming.

In our movement,
we are fanatical about freedom.

We do as we like.

Christophe Dechavanne's show

was a wake-up call.

Raël had reached his limit,
exceeded it even.

At that time, it was...
It was, uh, a legal matter.

Trials were held.

It was an 11-year-old girl

who led to the capture and prosecution
of these two Raëlian men.

That night, the two friends were invited
to an apartment in Avignon.

According to the child, the men raped her,
and the child's mother let them.

We were beginning to see trials

where Raëlian officials
were being convicted of sexual offenses,

and for the corruption of minors.

Claude Vorilhon, AKA Raël,
wrote about children's sexual learning,

"A child's education
doesn't have to come from the parents."

The two Raëlians accused today

were apparently obeying
their master's teachings.

In all groups,
political, religious, or whatever,

you meet pedophiles.

They exist.

We are not pedophiles.

For his part, Raël claims
that he's been the victim of a plot

to discredit his movement
since his recent TV appearance.

It was... It was so contrary to our reality.

We were outraged.

There were the claims,

and there was what I saw.

There were claims of sexual abuse,
and there was what I experienced.

Totally different.

All of France thinks we drug children
and have orgies with them.

It's absolutely false.

- You can come and see for yourself.
- If we don't like kids, can we still come?

Of course.

It was bad.

They created a narrative,

sullied our image,

turned people against us,
and then put us in the stocks.

In its report,
Parliament has classified

the Raëlian movement as a dangerous cult.

Raël heads
an extremely powerful organization

accused of pedophilia and fraud.

Raël was tormented. We all were.

The cults?

- Oh. They're horrible.
- Don't get sucked into that type of thing.

- They said we were dangerous.
- It's scary.

I don't want to see Raël!

I don't want to see Raël!

They've come to indoctrinate
the poor idiots!

Fools!

It's terrible, they're indoctrinating
vulnerable people. It's dangerous.

We were labeled a cult.
A dangerous cult. It went far, really far.

Do you want to be sued? You'd better go.

People who didn't know us
were talking about us

as if we were a dangerous cult.

I really, really, couldn't see
what danger they were talking about.

It's our sacred duty to be angry
when people disrespect us.

It was a fight.

You have to make people respect you,
even until death.

I knew what was gonna
happen next would be difficult,

But we had to go all the way.

We felt like
the early Christians who were persecuted.

It only made us stronger.

The Raëlians are angry!

The only possible response
was denouncement.

We had to defend ourselves.

We did, and it worked.

"Protect your children
from pedophile priests."

"Don't send them to Bible study."

These leaflets were distributed
by the Raëlian movement.

The leaflets were distributed
in several French cities.

The church is calling them
"an invitation to discriminate."

It's true that
some priests are pedophiles,

but that's exactly my point.

It's like saying that all teachers
in France are pedophiles.

It's not the Catholic Church,
it's just a small part of it.

That's something.

It's clever.

It's a clever defense.

But, of course, it doesn't exonerate them
from what goes on in their community.

They're still culpable.

My parents were
extremely disappointed.

I was a success.

And suddenly,
I'd become... less than nothing.

They've accused us of incest,
pedophilia and so on,

and it's totally unacceptable.

Being in a cult?
That's as low as you can go.

It was a difficult time.

Both within our families,
and in our network of friends,

there were reactions.

"Raëlians are a dangerous cult,
and I no longer want to be around you."

- Do you feel targeted?
- Yes.

My ex-wife had custody
of my two children.

Everything was going well.

I got to see them both fairly often.

But then she was influenced,
and I couldn't see them anymore.

My prophet isn't dirty. It's not true.

Many Raëlians lost their jobs
and had problems.

Hundreds of them.

I think that we developed
a kind of resistance to adversity,

individually and collectively.

And that has never left us.

PRIVATE PROPERTY

The last time we were at Eden,

all the entrances were guarded.

It was like a kibbutz border kind of.

And people shot at us.

WELCOME TO THE GARDEN OF EDEN

A paradise under surveillance.

Raëlian guards are everywhere.

That was the climate
we were contending with.

Raël received death threats.

It was Raël, with his official guides,

who decided, "That's it. That's enough."

The Raëlians have permanently left
the region of Tarn.

Why stay in a country
where your life is at risk?

We left.

This year,
after allegations of conspiracy,

the 4000-acre estate of La Bastide
is quiet once more.

Raël left.

I think Raël's departure can be explained

by the aggressive
anti-cult campaign in France.

Honestly, I don't regret the fact
that he left the country at all.

He made his bed, that's his problem.

WELCOME RAËL

I'm a Québécois now.

I love Quebec.

Not for the landscape,
or the weather, obviously,

but for the people.

There was
this palpable enthusiasm

for a new start to the movement,

in a new place.

In North America,

there was none of the anti-cult atmosphere
like there was in France.

It's true.

People over there are curious
and much more respectful.

There was none of that negative attitude,

which existed in France at the time.

Your eyes are closed.

Your hands rest next to your body.

Your palms face the sky.

There was a real sense
of enthusiasm for a new start.

Take deep breaths.

Relax.

I like the Canadian
and American constitutions.

They say we don't have the right
to denigrate others' religions.

Religions are fundamental.

Caress your fingertips.

The tips of your five fingers.

Those constitutions
were founded by European immigrants,

people who were compelled to leave,

because of their religion.

So, of course, I felt...
at home there.

It's not only children
who believe that E.T. exists.

There are also the Raëlians.

When the residents heard
that 300 people

who believed in aliens were coming,

what was their reaction?

We are, uh... very pleased

with the arrival of the Raëlians
here in Neuville.

- Are they bothering you?
- Not at all.

Don't they dress all in white?

So what if they do?

They can wear white, black,
or clergy robes, or alien clothes.

Who cares?

- Do you know what they do?
- The less we know, the better.

The Raëlian movement was granted
the status of a religion in Quebec.

It's an official recognition,

but it is in no way
an endorsement of the group's values.

This recognition makes us
as respectable as all big religions.

RAËLIAN SINCE 1978

It really is incredible.

I mean, you have
this witch-hunt for people,

just because they think differently.

People who aren't breaking
any laws either.

They had nothing.

They had nothing
to criticize Raëlians for.

Why should we be subjected
to religious discrimination

Because we have different ideas,
different ways of thinking?

How is that a threat
to the person next to me? It's not!

Hi, Raël!

Hi, kids!

He was welcomed.

Raëlians in France were
more laid back and relaxed.

In Quebec, Raëlians were
much more serious, much more devoted.

Those groups were more organized.

All for one...

They called him
"beloved prophet".

He demanded to be placed on the same level
as the Dalai Lama, the Pope,

or any other religious leader.

Raël is a wonderful human being.

Despite criticism, mocking,
and numerous threats,

he has given everything
to carry out his mission.

For me, he is a role model.

Raël seemed to feel revitalized.

He had a renewed energy.

Valcourt became
the movement's spiritual capital.

That was where Raël created UFOland.

It was a sort of theme park.

Relive the latest close encounter
of the third kind on Earth.

Raël has just opened UFOland,

an alien-education center,

which is more like a recruitment center
for the Raëlian movement.

I remember, there were people
from South America and Asia.

It was like paradise.

I need to see your bracelets.

There was a flying saucer,
just like the one that Raël had seen.

We are the most important
organization in the world about UFOs,

and I wanted to create
the first theme park in the world.

More than anything,

Raël really wanted to leave
his mark on the world.

He also thought that UFOland
would be an amazing tool

for spreading the messages.

The theme park was
a great success in that way.

The goal is to inform the public.

There's a room dedicated
to space travel.

There's a room for genetics.

And another room for cloning,
which we support.

People laughed at us for saying

that we'll soon be able to clone ourselves

and live forever.

Then, all of a sudden,
scientists proved that it was possible,

at least to clone an animal.

Researchers in Scotland have produced
the first animal clone, a sheep.

A world first which will advance
research into genetics and aging.

The clone is a seven-month-old sheep

created from a single cell
taken from another sheep.

When we heard about Dolly the sheep,

good heavens, it was fantastic.

It was an amazing moment.

Her name's Dolly,
she's seven months old,

but she's no ordinary sheep.

Dolly is the first clone
of an adult animal.

The messages had taught us
that cloning was possible, just later.

And then suddenly, it was possible.

We'll be able to clone each other
and live forever.

What Raël's been saying for 20 years
is happening now.

An artificial human
will definitely be created.

They have scientific tools,

which we are discovering now,
that will allow us to live forever.

The Americans are calling it cloning.

It seems that cloning
will be possible in a few years.

The Roman Catholic Church today joined
the debate on cloning. It's opposed.

The Vatican called for
a worldwide ban on human cloning.

The cloning of humans
is illegal in many countries.

The danger is, in the wrong hands,

there's no telling how far
this breakthrough will be taken.

We're currently trying to put together

a team of Raëlians
who will be the first to clone a child.

So then,
Raël said he had something to ask me.

"I want to issue a press release."

"Is it okay If I put your name in it,

saying that you're in favor of cloning?"

I said, "Sure, no problem."

He said, "Think carefully."

"It could have many
negative consequences on your life."

"I'll give you 24 hours."

So for 24 hours, I went over and over it,

thinking, "How will people take this?"

I could lose my job.

It meant becoming a public figure.

The next day, I said,

"What if you just put Doctor Boisselier?"

He said, "But I like
your first name so much!"

Basically saying,

"If you're gonna do it,
do it all the way."

I said, "You're right. Okay, let's do it."

Okay, good morning everyone.

This is a wonderful occasion,
because this is the first time

that His Holiness Raël
is giving a public conference here.

When will the first clone be born?

You should ask Brigitte Boisselier.

When Brigitte
started doing cloning,

she wanted me to do PR.

I said yes right away.

The media started becoming
very interested.

We sent out press releases,
and became quite well known.

Science is our religion

and the DNA code is, for us,
the masterpiece of the creation.

I'm an actor in this,
and I decided that one day,

one baby clone is on this Earth.

Dr Boisselier is in contact
with scientists round the world,

who she says wish to keep

their collaboration
with the Raëlians secret.

A lot of scientists are ready
to work on that,

and some of them
do not have the money to do it.

We do have the money,
we have the will to do it.

And, so...

At the time, a judge decided
to take away custody of my 8-year-old.

I told you, when my company found out
that I was a Raëlian, I was fired.

When my ex found out I was Raëlian...
I lost my children.

And I'm not the only one.

You'll hear many similar cases,

whether it is
individually or collectively,

we face all kinds of prejudice.

There are witch-hunts
against those in smaller religions,

religious minorities.

I told Raël,
"It's happened. I lost custody."

He said, "Brigitte, she'll come back."

"She'll be proud of you, don't worry."

She lost her job in France
because she's a Raëlian,

She lost the custody of one of her child
because she's Raëlian,

and the judge wrote...

I'd lost everything.

Everything that mattered,
everything I'd accomplished.

I had nothing left to lose.

So I chose to continue,

and to perform really well,

in a way, so that my daughter
would want to be with me,

at some point in the future.

When she saw I wasn't a monster.

Better there is no God,
than no bread.

Joining a movement,

one as esoteric as Raëlism,

it doesn't happen
just like that, overnight.

There's a process.

There are three stages.

The first stage is seduction.

They show great interest in you.

The second stage is more challenging.

I call it the disruption phase.

The members are told...

that those around them may be skeptics.

They are prepared,
so that they can argue their case,

and defend themselves
from any outside criticism.

The third and final phase
is the culmination.

I devote body and soul to my guru.

Can we have a word, Dr Boisselier?

It was a huge project.

I wasn't scared.
I had already lost everything.

I received numerous death threats.

My life was in danger.

At the same time...

I was going full tilt, no brakes.

I was going to do it.