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CNN Films: Holy Hell Trailer

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CNN Films: Holy Hell Trailer

CNN Films 'Holy Hell'

"Holy Hell" reveals an intimate, never-before-seen world inside the Buddhafield, a mysterious spiritual sect.

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CNN Films: Holy Hell Trailer

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'Holy Hell': Inside the Buddhafield's secretive ritual

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The close-knit religious sect called Buddhafield formed in the 1980s in West Hollywood and aspired to an artistic utopian communal life. It was led by a mysterious, charismatic guru, who called himself Michel - pictured here. Gradually, several Buddhafield members came to grow disenchanted with Michel and allege emotional manipulation and even physical abuse by Michel.

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