A southern gay college boy sets out for the Big Apple where a demonic Svengali lures the naïve student into the razor-wire underworld of international drug smuggling. Upon his arrival in Bombay, Louie — now rechristened Eli — detours to the mystical ashram of guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Netflix's "Wild, Wild Country" ) and explores new possibilities. With a flawed moral compass, he's trapped in purgatory: Is it too late to walk away, or is he fated to follow in the nefarious footsteps of his father, Nick the Greek?
"Flew Too High" tells the true epic journey of author Louie Mandrapilias. Woven throughout his memoir is a proud heritage dating back to ancient Sparta, the struggle between his pious mother and rebel father, and the battle that rages on in the soul of their son. Think Augusten Burrough's "Dry" meets "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller.