Descending the Mountain (2021): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2021, Descending the Mountain is a documental film directed by Maartje Nevejan, running about 78 minutes.

What it’s about. What happens if you give magic mushrooms (psilocibine) to experienced Zen practitioners who have never used drugs? What does that teach us about the mystical experience of oneness with nature? Based on these questions, psychiatrist Franz Vollenweider and Zen master Vanja Palmers set up a legal science experiment in a monastery at the top of Mount Rigi in Switzerland. Exactly 50 years after the magic mushrooms were officially banned, a new story begins in what is now called the “psychedelic renaissance”. While in 2021 most studies with psychedelics mainly focus on their promising medical applications, Frans and Vanja are already going a step further. Can the combination of meditation and psilocibin help humanity get out of the mess we have created on ourselves and the planet with our neo-liberal society?

Who’s in it. Descending the Mountain stars Vanja Palmers as Himself, Franz Vollenweider as Himself, Sister Theresia Raberger as Herself and Dr. Peter Gasser as Himself.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Descending the Mountain has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on YouTube TV and Gaia Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Descending the Mountain page.

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