The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSDMartin Witz

In 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann made a sensational discovery with far-reaching consequences, entirely by accident. He stumbled upon a peculiar chemical substance: lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD. The drug has a powerful hallucinogenic effect on the human brain. Hofmann's discovery not only caught the attention of scientists, the military and psychiatrists but also made the young flower power crowd dreaming of a revolution sit up and take notice. Captivating and with plenty of visual flair, The Substance recounts the engrossing history of LSD, from the day of its discovery up to today.



Vertoond op editie(s) 2012
Screened at edition(s) 2012

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Directed by Martin Witz
Zwitserland
2011 90 min.
Engels, Duits
Subtitles: Dutch

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Festival favorites*

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Director

Martin Witz

Script

Martin Witz

Producer

Elda Guidinetti, Andres Pfaeffli

Production company

Ventura Film

Cinematography

Pio Corradi, Patrick Lindemaier

Editing

Stefan Kдlin

Music

Marcel Vaid

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