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In 2009, Chilean police violently raided an ayahuasca ceremony in the Manto Wasi centre in Santiago de Chile. The public prosecutor was on a personal mission to see ayahuasca criminalized. and a long legal battle started. When two people, Rumi and Danae, are accused of endangering public health and drug trafficking, they argue that ayahuasca is a valid therapeutic tool, and struggle against not only the serious allegations leveled at them by the media and justice system, but also against the social stigma around ayahuasca.
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Ibogaine is a plant extract that stops drug addiction. In this documentary, a 34-year-old heroin addict undergoes ibogaine therapy with Dr Martin Polanco at the Ibogaine Association, a clinic in Rosarito, Mexico. In Gabon, where use of the iboga root is traditional, a Babongo woman's tribe uses the plant to help her recover from a depressive malaise. Director Benjamin De Loenen interviews people formerly addicted to heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, who share their perspectives about ibogaine treatment.
