Cinema: Nomaste Seelisberg

In 1971, Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi took over the village and two historic hotel complexes for himself and his movement, which was widely regarded as a cult. The locals were up in arms and even asked the Federal Council for help. In vain. Seelisberg became the headquarters of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement, which was followed by celebrities such as The Beatles, Mia Farrow, and David Lynch. Soon, the culture clash in the idyllic Alpine village in the canton of Uri becomes impossible to ignore – thousands of followers of the shrewd, wealthy guru make the pilgrimage to Seelisberg. Today, 55 years later, the village is once again facing profound change: the TM movement is leaving Seelisberg, and a Swiss real estate company is planning to restore the historic hotel complexes...

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