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The Insane Experiment

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"A drama documentary tells the story of one of the biggest psychiatric scandals in Danish history."

From 1960 to 1973, Chief Physician Einar Geert-Jørgensen and a small select team of doctors treated several hundred Danish psychiatric patients with LSD in a basement at Frederiksberg Hospital. A large number of patients suffered serious consequences, and the LSD doctors were accused of subjecting patients to experimentation, coercion and lethal treatments with LSD, but were acquitted of all charges. But now, 60 years later, a secret archive of LSD doctors has emerged, casting doubt on the authorities’ decision in one of the most bizarre drug scandals in Danish history. Journalist Lotte Mathilde Nielsen is the director, and actor Thure Lindhardt has directed the dramatisation, using all his cinematic experience with dramatic reconstructions and star actors like Søren Pilmark and Amalie Dollerup in the roles of the LSD doctors.

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What is The Insane Experiment (2023) about?

From 1960 to 1973, Chief Physician Einar Geert-Jørgensen and a small select team of doctors treated several hundred Danish psychiatric patients with LSD in a basement at Frederiksberg Hospital. A large number of patients suffered serious consequences, and the LSD doctors were accused of subjecting patients to experimentation, coercion and lethal treatments with LSD, but were acquitted of all…

Who stars in The Insane Experiment?

The Insane Experiment stars Einar Geert-Jørgensen (Self (archive footage)), Søren Pilmark (Chief Physician Einar Geert-Jørgensen), Amalie Dollerup (Dr. Ketty Kjærbye), Magnus Haugaard (Psychiatric patient). The film was directed by Lotte Mathilde Nielsen.

How long is The Insane Experiment?

The Insane Experiment has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2023.

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