The secrets about unlocking the mysteries of consciousness by plant-drugs. The related chances and risks involved in this shamanism. While filming Blueberry, the Secret Experience, Jan Kounen met the Shipibo healers of the Peruvian Amazon and discovered their sacred plant: Ayahuasca, the spirit vine. Deeply affected by this experience, he decided to return to Peru to shoot a documentary on the plant and the medicinal rites of the shamans. To this end, he filmed the natives but also met neurologists, philosophers, artists, and chemists working on this subject. He notably interviewed Jean Giraud, the illustrator of Blueberry, and Kary Mullis, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. More than a traditional documentary, the film is an invitation to travel, a half-open door to another world or another perception of reality. The secrets about unlocking the mysteries of consciousness by plant-drugs. The related chances and risks involved in this shamanism.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
1 person
Jan Kounen Director · Jean-Jacques Hertz Composer François Roy Composer
First release June 30, 2004 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, Spanish
Production
Tawak Pictures
Production
A.J.O.Z. Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
d'autres Mondes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
France · June 30, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
September 27, 2005 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Finland
September 17, 2004 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
More from Jan Kounen
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Other Worlds
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.