CinemaOSMovie · 2011 · 1h 30m

The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD

One drop changes everything.

69%(23)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byMartin Witz

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
DE
Released
November 17, 2011

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1 credited
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James S. Ketchum

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Directed by
Martin Witz
Martin Witz
Written by
Martin Witz
Martin Witz
Produced by
Elda Guidinetti
Andres Pfäffli
Andres Pfäffli

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