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Iboga Nights

2014 · 98 min

A sober, human look at desperate people taking a radical last chance, tense and sad but not without hope.

Overview
Once again, David Graham Scott examines how some addicts use the plant medicine iboga to detox rapidly—and how, sometimes, the conditions in which they detox put them at risk.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • healing
  • survival
  • trauma
  • faith
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
David Graham Scott
Written by
David Graham Scott
Starring
David Graham Scott
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom

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