Raël, born in Vichy, France in 1946 as Claude Maurice Marcel Vorilhon, is the leader and founder of the Raëlian Movement, an international UFO religion. Before becoming religious, he worked as a sports journalist for the car racing magazine Autopop. However, his life changed after an alleged encounter with an extraterrestrial being named Yahweh in December 1973. After this, he founded the Raëlian Movement and changed his name to Raël. This documentary series explores how a UFO-inspired religion turned into a controversial cult. Contains interviews with followers, critics and Raël himself.