The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD (2011)★ 7.1/10
- Documentary
- History
- Biography
Directed by: Martin Witz
Written by: Martin Witz
In 1943, Albert Hofmann discovered LSD. Fractions of a milligram are enough to turn our framework of time and space upside down. The story of a drug - its discovery in the Basel chemistry lab, the first experiments by Albert Hofmann on himself, the 1950s experiments of the psychiatrists, the consciousness researchers, the artists. Could it actually be possible to find a path to the core of our human existence by means of a chemical? Spirituality at the flick of a switch? Do the enigmatic effects of this drug really help us to better understand the human soul? Could LSD be an instrument of contemporary psychiatry? Of modern brain research?
- Original title
- The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD
- Storyline
- In 1943, Albert Hofmann discovered LSD. Fractions of a milligram are enough to turn our framework of time and space upside down. The story of a drug - its discovery in the Basel chemistry lab, the first experiments by Albert Hofmann on himself, the 1950s experiments of the psychiatrists, the consciousness researchers, the artists. Could it actually be possible to find a path to the core of our human existence by means of a chemical? Spirituality at the flick of a switch? Do the enigmatic effects of this drug really help us to better understand the human soul? Could LSD be an instrument of contemporary psychiatry? Of modern brain research?
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 906
- Companies
- Ventura Film, RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Teleclub AG, Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I), Spotlight Media Production AG, Officine UBU, Cinema Delicatessen, I Wonder Pictures, Mindjazz Pictures, Film1 Sundance Channel, Frenetic Films, Icarus Films, Soda Pictures, Yleisradio (YLE)
- Release dates
- CH August 7, 2011
- GB November 17, 2011
- SE January 27, 2012
- CZ March 7, 2012
- GR March 9, 2012
- NL May 3, 2012
- PL May 12, 2012
- DE May 17, 2012
- IT June 15, 2012
- FI October 30, 2013