2011
6.9 (22 votes)
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD
One drop changes everything.
Overview
By coincidence rather than by design, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann makes a sensational discovery in the spring of 1943. He realizes that he is dealing with a powerful molecule that will have an impact that reaches far beyond the scientific world. THE SUBSTANCE is an investigation into our troubled relationship with LSD, told from its beginnings to today.
Key Crew
Writer: Martin Witz
Producer: Elda Guidinetti, Andres Pfäffli
Director: Martin Witz
Director of Photography: Patrick Lindenmaier, Pio Corradi
Top Cast
James S. Ketchum
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