The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD

201190 min6.9Czech, English, German

Directed by

Martin Witz

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One drop changes everything.

Synopsis

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.

Cast and Crew

Cast: James S. Ketchum

Writer: Martin Witz (Writer)

Cinematographer: Pio Corradi, Patrick Lindenmaier

Editor: Stefan Kälin

Sound Designer: Stefan Willenegger, Roland Widmer

Composer: Marcel Vaid

Producers: Elda Guidinetti, Andres Pfäffli

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