The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Aka: The Serpent And The Rainbow

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Dennis Allan is an scientist who visits Haiti on the strength of a rumour of a drug which renders the recipient totally paralyzed but conscious. The drug's effects often fool doctors, who declare the victims dead. Could this be the origin of the "zombie" legend? Alan embarks on a surprising and often surreal investigation of the turbulent social chaos that is Haiti during the revolution which ousted hated dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier. Often a pawn in a greater game, Alan must decide what is science, what is superstition, and what is the unknown in a anarchistic society where police corruption and witch-doctory ar...
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The real-life story of a Harvard anthropologist who takes an assignment from a rich pharmaceutical firm to investigate a "miracle" drug found in a well-established religion in Haiti, "voodoo." He soon finds the local fascist police force has taken as much interest in his findings as has the drug firm. From the book by Wade Davis.

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Dennis Allan is een onderzoeker die naar Haiti gaat om een bepaald soort drugs te onderzoeken. Met deze drugs kun je mensen dood laten lijken terwijl ze leven. Dennis moet een keuze maken tussen de wetenschap en bijgeloof in een door de dictator Papa Doc geregeerd Haiti.

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