In 1981, the followers of Indian spiritual guru—and alleged “sex cult” leader—Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh purchased a 64,000 acre ranch in the middle of Oregon.
But you feel that almost any documentary about this forgotten but very strange affair would be fascinating.
This is a documentary where, when someone says, “[they] poured the blended beavers into the water supply,” you barely blink.
Sheela becomes the center of Wild Wild Country, as she runs everything in Oregon while the Rajneesh sits in silence.
She’s an utterly compelling character, but a clearly power-hungry figure who leads what at first seems like a happy if bizarre cult into dark territory.
At the start of the documentary, she brushes off suggestions of attempted murder with “normally I succeed in what I do… that is a joke.”
Long before Sheela’s crimes, the conservative Christian residents threatened them with guns, hung posters that say “Not Wanted Dead or Alive,” and bombed the Rajneeshee hotel. »
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