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Film

Det sindssyge eksperiment

Series (documentary)

In the years 1960-1973, hundreds of Danish psychiatric patients were attempted to be treated with LSD. Doctors were accused of subjecting patients to life-threatening treatments, coercion, and human experimentation, but were acquitted. Now, after 60 years, a concealed LSD archive emerges from one of the LSD doctors, casting doubt on the authorities' decision in one of Denmark's most bizarre psychiatric scandals.
The docudrama 'The Insane Experiment' is the story of systemic failures and psychiatric patients who hoped for help. At the same time, it is the tale of how people can lose themselves to be part of a community and lose their own judgment in the belief of an idea.
Basic information Credits
Original title Det sindssyge eksperiment
Danish title Det sindssyge eksperiment
Keywords LSD, Mental diseases, Psychiatric care
Director Thure Lindhardt, Lotte Mathilde Nielsen
Screenplay Malene Ravn
Producer Tobias Sørensen
Editor Frederik Beckett-Nilsson, Jason Gauthier
Production designer Silja Cohn Jeppesen
Appearance Amalie Dollerup, Søren Pilmark, Magnus Haugaard Petersen, Martin Greis-Rosenthal
Production country Denmark
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Companies

Production company GODT Media ApS
With support from Public Service Puljen
In collaboration with TV2 Danmark

Direction

Direction Thure Lindhardt
Direction Lotte Mathilde Nielsen
Organizer Louise Hummelmose

Script

Idea Malene Ravn
Screenplay Malene Ravn
Research Jonas Borgen

Production

Producer Tobias Sørensen
Research Louise Hummelmose

Editing

Editor Frederik Beckett-Nilsson
Editor Jason Gauthier

Production design

Production designer Silja Cohn Jeppesen

Appearance

Ketty Kjærbye Kristensen Amalie Dollerup
Einar Geert-Jørgensen Søren Pilmark
Gravers Bech Jensen Magnus Haugaard Petersen
Herold Kristensen Martin Greis-Rosenthal

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