Altered States

A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.

Plot Summary

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

6.7 /10

1980

US

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