The Price of Survival

This documentary reflects on the therapeutic use of LSD in the 1970s, highlighting a session conducted by Professor Jan Bastiaans with a former concentration camp prisoner. It centers on poignant conversations with the widow and youngest son of the patient, who died in 2000, revealing the deep emotional impacts of concentration camp syndrome on those left behind.

Through excerpts from letters written by the patient’s other children, the film illustrates how trauma transcends individual experience, affecting family dynamics and relationships. The work of Spectrum Films and Euro-Television Productions provides a thoughtful exploration of memory, loss, and the complexities of healing in the aftermath of historical atrocities.