The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich (2012) - full transcript

At the end of his life, Wilhelm Reich - psychiatrist and experimental scientist searching for the fundamentals of life - finds himself on trial, charged with deception. His dream of liberating human individuality makes him a dangerous opponent of an American system that is striving after 1945 for global hegemony, using all available means. Was it madness to believe in man's liberty or was Reich simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and, being a holistic global thinker, accurately observing far-reaching socio-political linkages? Ten years after his mysterious death, his writings, once burnt by the US FDA, become an important source of inspiration for a '68 generation in revolt.

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30 years after
the Arizona Desert.

Very well.

Plan.

Do not touch the pipes.

- Raise your head.
- I forgot that.

How long is it before you go
in this direction?

It does not turn on.

Ready? We can start.

We need to turn North...
Northwest.

So we stimulate the atmosphere
with the waves that are emitted from here.



So that we can... regenerate.

I see.
And finally the flowers can grow.

Cheers, dad.

I'm afraid of the dark.

There is no need to be afraid.

Did you take a look outside?

Wow, quantum place.

A shooting star,
I saw a shooting star.

Now you can make a wish.

Sleep well.

Lo strano caso di Wilhelm Reich.

Daddy why didn't you tell me about
the agents, this time you pissed them off.

Thing?

They reported you,
we need a lawyer.



He will defend me alone!

You have to accept help.

I know what is right for me.
Hardheaded...

I have to finish this.

we have proven that these boxes have no
medical effect and cannot heal in any way.

Dr Reich continued to distribute these
crates despite the Judge's order

who has expressly forbidden it.
Completely violating the law.

And by doing so, violating the law, he
shows that he has no respect for our country

and the same happened in Europe, where he was a
sex guru, a Dr who announced he could work miracles

a man who has written books on the function
of orgasm, and on sexual freedom.

This is a man who must be
considered a threat to our society.

And his discovery of this orgon
energy... it's just nonsense.

Its existence cannot be proven, it
is the fantasy of a charlatan.

I am not a law expert,

but I know you shouldn't drive
on the wrong side of the road

and I believe that in my case, the
judgment itself escapes the truth.

It is impossible for everyone present,
including politically motivated ones, to

discern which conclusions are drawn from
genuine scientific research and which are not.

And if we continue like this, any future search for truth
will be thrown to the winds. If I'm allowed to say so.

Your Honor, if the accused wishes to give a
speech he should have rented the people's hall,

if you have something to say to the court,
I suggest you go directly to the court...

I think it was an
involuntary momentum.

Thank you.

I'd like to call the prosecution,
Sr. Hills, to testify.

Objection, your honor,
he needs a signed clearance for this.

That just Sr Reich brought,
as requested.

He can come to testify.

Do you swear before God to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

Yes, I swear.

- You can ask your witness Sr. Reich the questions.
- Thank you.

Sr. Hills, how long have
we known each other?

- "You weren't always a court official, were you?"
- Objection: It is not a relevant question.

Your Honor, the only problem here is the
violation of a court order...

Sr. Hills, as witness is obliged to answer.
Can you be more specific with your question?

Thank you Your Honor, isn't it true that 10 years
ago you worked not against me, but even for me?

Sr. Hills, remember when we
founded the institute together?

Thank you.

Very well, I will not allow
anyone to be persecuted in my court.

And I don't care what governmental
authorities are behind it all.

This is a North American court.
And here everyone is treated equally.

If I find that there is something strange on his
part, it will start the judgment from scratch.

This is all ridiculous, it happened
ten years ago.

Sr Kline, why did the FDA choose Sr Hills
to pursue this case?

The FDA has its reasons and
the facts speak for themselves.

We need to close this
case as soon as possible.

You have made progress with my work.

But your work has been declared worthless.
You need a lawyer.

My old lawyer from before
is the one accusing me now.

The juror responds in an alienated way
because his arguments

they are too spontaneous and emotional
which makes them seem suspicious.

Do you want to find out when someone lies?
Observe the changes in his voice and breathing.

Now, can I ask
you to leave me alone with my daughter?

You want it to be, but I can't see
you destroy everything around you

for your stubbornness.

- I made them strong.
- Yes, you did.

Please sit down Dr Hamilton.

I'd like you
to give Dr. Reich a psychiatric exam.

Other, Your Honor?

I would like to be able to determine if he was in complete possession
of his mental faculties to determine the extent of his offense.

Which means that if it was n't, it
couldn't be responsible for its actions.

Of course.

I guess he realized
he doesn't have a lawyer.

He's digging his own grave.

Kings and nobles are on the stage,
all men and women are mere actors.

But outside there is the prairie, the
paradise of naturalness and the bright stars.

With its tall, gently moving grass,
the prairie knows the fears of man

and we have turned our backs on him.

Sr Reich, pu venire con me.

One moment.
I finish writing this thing.

Good morning Dr Reich, my name is
Dr Hamilton.

Good morning.

What can I do for you?

The judge ordered a
psychiatric examination.

Have you done this before?
Examine a colleague?

I guess it's not easy.

Would you like something to drink?

Do they treat you well?
I need something?

We can start with the exam.

Do you think you know why he's here?

I don't believe it, I know.

And I also know why she is here.

Ah s?

- Can you enlighten me?
- I hope I can.

Ok, let's start over.

She was aware of
providing these crates

was he violating the judge's order
against her?

They are not crates.
They are orgon accumulators.

This orgon, what exactly is it?

I read in the archives that Einstein
met a few years ago, what was his vision?

Who cares about Einstein's opinion.
Your opinion is important in my case.

- My opinion is not important.
- Yes I know.

All his fears, desires, desires,
act on it.

And obviously also on this investigation.

Do you think you are freeing yourself?

Dr Reich, I'm interested in your
point of view, not mine

yes I know what others think.

If you don't give me
a chance yourself...

I am willing to try.

What other option do I have.

What right do they have to deprive me of
my job?

Can you bring us an ashtray?

The orgon treatment loads the
mouse's red blood cells

making them more
resistant against destruction.

Let's talk about the phenomenon of temperature
increase, where else can we see this phenomenon?

- In sunburn?
- Funny.

- Temperature?
- Yes, very good.

A well known phenomenon,
but not yet explained.

Thanks to your analysis on blood-filled
exhibitions we have the opportunity to establish

the presence of cancer cells
before any other method of examination.

Forgive me, but as a doctor I don't understand
much about these physical processes.

What exactly is the effect of
the battery?

Its basic function is to revitalize
the natural position.

Physics, chemistry, medicine
cannot exist separately.

They all depend on the others.

I believe this may be the problem,
as far as I know, from Descartes onwards

we have always investigated
matter and spirit separately.

For the French Revolution it was certainly a
triumph to separate the Church from science,

but for the investigation of life it
is a disastrous vision.

We should go back to ancient Greece,
study its holistic version of life.

Where everything flows.
Thank you.

My beloved Ilse made this exhibition
especially for her.

Sorry for the mess, but the medical
center laboratory was in worse shape.

I heard you will see Einstein.

Yes, next week.

He is very interested in the
temperature rise inside the accumulator.

We need to bring him some solid
proof.

- Would you like to accompany me?
- It would be a great honor.

- How's the legal stuff going?
- I almost solved them all.

Look, I just wish your work wasn't
disproved like a charlatan's delusion,

after all we are playing no more
and no less than with the origin of life.

So that as long as you can bring proofs of
your findings...

Do you see, Dr Reich? It is quite obvious
that the majority will not even listen to it.

And least of all he will believe her.

But orgonomy is not about believing,
it is about observation and experience.

Yep, cancer is a disease these days
that is frightening everyone

so that if he really can develop a method
of dealing...

Sr Hills, look, our traumas are like giant
rocks in a river deep in the valley,

while the life is the boat that floats
in this river.

When the water level is low,
life has to take evasive measures

and carry out complicated maneuvers to
navigate less dangerous areas.

But when the water level, the energy,
rises again, life can increase its speed

and cancer is probably neither more nor
less than the energy of life in a process

to fight against restrictions
and pressures.

Einstein can help a lot.

Einstein says that if it were possible to
understand what happens in the accumulator

on increasing the temperature without the use
of other energy, it would be a bomb for physics.

Let's hope he's not too
busy with his bombshell.

If I'm not mistaken, he's doing
nothing to stop it.

Many thanks for the delicious lunch.
He'll go back to work now.

If they allow me.

Dr, can you take a look at this?

Fantastic!

Have you tested enough samples?

I looked at the six taken from C23.

What did you survive the cancer
that killed all the rest of your family?

Don't you think Hills is more concerned
with his career than with our research?

Wilhelm, he's a lawyer, what did you want?
It just does its job.

And you?

You are my choice.

You are happy?

I am happy when you are.

Are you nervous about the Einstein thing?

How much I wanted a
partner like you.

I know your wishes.

The payment for a new lab equipment,
the new payment for Mice...

We go to a party sometime.

- What would someone like me do at a party?
- To dance.

We can dance here.

Where is it! I want to know it!

Thomas...

Thomas relaxed.

Okay Paul, he's your patient. In cases like
this, surgery is the only solution.

But if he is not yet 18.
Let's give it another chance.

To who? To him or... to you?

There is no reason to be nervous.

Would you like to tell me your name?

What do you write on that piece of paper?

I wonder if you'd like to tell me.

E 'Thomas W. Harford

Thomas? Well, would you like to lie down
and breathe a little with me?

I know at your age it may seem strange,
but let's try. Ok?

S.

Don't you want to know how crazy I am?
Or just lie down.

Who knows who is really crazy?

Lying.

And breathe.

Okay, just give me some pills
so we can all relax.

Breathe.

Open your throat.

Don't try to force anything.

Breathe in... breathe out...

- I can not. It hurts.
- You're on the right track.

Do not be afraid.

You can die of fear.
Fear of the truth, fear of life...

Keep breathing.

The problem is up here!

Go to hell! Talk like my parents.

Keep it going

breathe, let all
your anger go out.

But don't stop breathing.

What does he do? He's killing my son.

Back.

Mr. Thomas come and help me.

Oh my God, you must be crazy.

What kind of insane are you?
They should arrest her.

Poor boy.

I'm sorry.

It was a mistake to bring the parents too.

That's what the law says.

Your patient is not schizophrenic.

Only extremely neurotic
And short of breath.

I don't think I can continue like this
for much longer.

My work with her
and my work at the hospital.

You have to learn to create your own path
even when conditions get tough.

And what is it that will save me
from collapse?

Dr Reich, please don't get up,

I am Dr Bargman, Dr Einstein's assistant in
theoretical physics, I have studied his ideas

and unfortunately I have to tell you
that you are wrong.

Its accumulator has
no physical effect.

And speaking of his energy,
what do you call it?

However, it can not be proven.

And the positive effect of the treatments
can be pure coincidence, nothing more.

Physics is an exact science
unlike psychoanalysis,

if you understand what I mean.

Is Einstein of the same opinion?

You call it emotional,
which makes it difficult to understand

however, they have a problem with the term
"amory" which has no synonym in English

I know because I found out. Tell
him to translate it as I did in German.

Yes in German is the perfect term.

Isn't it wonderful up here?

We should build the lab there.

With large windows, so we could
use sunlight all day.

We can't pay for it.

We have to.

What conclusion did he arrive at?

To continue, what else.

Einstein supported the
construction of the bomb.

This is my mission.

I believe that the fear of the world cannot be
done away with with weapons of massive destruction.

- So that he doesn't try anymore?
- No

I went on without his blessing.

We are entering the atomic age
where fear is the most powerful weapon

to manipulate the masses.

It is a race for dominance
with a high cost.

Gentlemen

I am not a politician nor a soldier, I
am a scientist

but I understand how
pressing the situation is.

Thanks for your understanding.
But now please get to the point.

I have worked with schizophrenic patients
for several years,

and I determined that by erasing his memory
we were causing the symptoms to disappear.

Were you erasing his memory?
Schizophrenics?

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about a therapy that can
make your prisoners of war

allies for life.

In relation to your men,
I'm talking about therapy

which frees them from erroneous forms
of thinking.

Go ahead, please.

The race to conquer the human brain
together with the nuclear race,

will determine our future.

And it seems that the Communists have
already started.

If we want to be fast and efficient,

we must learn from our enemies
and forget morals and ethics.

And as long as we continue with the fear of the red
threat, we will have the population on our side.

I assume the CIA has already received green
light from Washington for this research project.

We found this hospital at
the Canadian university

where we can start
the program outside the United States.

Here in Canada?

Gentlemen, in my view, intervening
in the processes of the human brain

it does not go against
the Hippocratic oath.

No, I don't want this!

Let's listen, please!

In recent years, the crop has
simply dried up.

Only three years ago we could grow
blueberries from here to that hill

the soil is dry,
and can be seen in blueberries.

Sees this movement of the air from there,

this is dry heat, it's strange.

Now look there. Do you see the difference?

That hill is what saves us, it
acts as a wall for the climate.

If it weren't for this...

Do you see what I mean?

Dust... there is no life here.

Let's take a look at this
and offer you something.

I will drink too, I insist.

Sally, bring the blueberry brandy.

Sally, this is our neighbor
Mr. Reich.

He's a doctor and some kind
of inventor, right?

Do you have children?

She cannot have children.

Sally, why don't you bring our
guest something to eat?

Thanks, I'm fine.

This brandy is truly special.

It has something exquisite.

It cannot be compared with what was obtained a
few years ago, but it is what there is these days.

Sally, go get a bottle for the doctor.

As a doctor, of course,
and if I'm not indiscreet,

what reasons did they give for
his infertility?

What does it refer to?

God decides whether we should multiply
our seed or not.

Of course, life is truly
a gift from God.

Years ago my wife had
a miscarriage

with some complications
and that was all.

In my country I treated many couples who
wanted to have children

but who had lost hope
of having one.

You're not one of those voodoo
doctors, are you?

I am referring to the fact that I see
people as an integral part of nature,

in the same way that she sees
the fertility of the soil.

It is very hard work.

I know you work hard.

It is another reason to
take care of yourself.

Come with me.

Try to sit in it
for half an hour a day.

You both have to come to me for
the next few weeks

so we can take a look
at these plans.

Thanks for the brandy.

I didn't know your father was that famous.

If these crates are
as hot as it says here.

Where do I sign?

"The Man Who Enclosed Sex in a Box."

Orgonon
Institute for Life Force Research.

Did he want to tell me more?

- No, I don't really know anything about it.
- Says nothing?

Look, I don't know anything, they
're reserved.

What did you hear about these speakers?

I don't know, ask...

- It is free?
- Yes.

Look, I don't know anything, okay?

Ask Beckys they
will be able to help you.

Well, where do I take her?

I want to go to Orgonon,
Wilhelm Reich's place.

Incredible, what a coincidence: That man
was just asking about Dr Reich.

Hey, he's not gonna be one
of those communists, is he?

What does it mean?

Nothing, I was chatting.
Looks like a miss but place.

Bah, appearances can be
deceiving, you know?

What do they say
about the doctor?

Okay, I have to shoot here.

Come on, tell me, for my protection.

They seem to be researching
who knows what.

All these who escaped
the war in Europe,

Why the hell do we have to let them
into the country?

Here we are, I have to stop here.

I'm a dollar and fifty.

By the way, I am one of those who
unfortunately survived the genocide.

Keep the change. Good day.

Lo chiamano Dr Frankestein.

During our life in society
they teach us to fear this,

the reasons are many and
we will return to these later,

but the result is that little by little we
develop blocks

we limit our feelings to
keep them safe.

And in the end we are afraid of perceiving in our
hearts so much sadness as if it were pleasure.

And soon we put on armor,

the problem is that our organism has to
expand and contract continuously, like a...

Yes, like a jellyfish.

And when we try to stop it,
we create diseases.

Dad.

Eva?

Eva...

Actually I immigrated here
with my mother ten years ago.

And you haven't contacted me until
now?

Wilhelm, you have a consultation.

She is my daughter. Eva.

Oh hello.

Please show her everything.

Sorry, my patients are waiting for me.

We had a dog like this
when I was little.

Your dad loves Winston, he's the best
watchdog I've ever had.

I wonder how long they'll
let him live.

It seems clear to me that we don't have
the friendliest neighbors in the world.

I had the pleasure of hearing a few stories
from the taxi driver who brought me here.

Welcome to Frankestein Castle.

It is very beautiful here.

Your father has fulfilled his dream of
studying life as close to nature as possible.

Emotions and physiology correspond
energetically speaking.

Look at this, it's a scientific case.

An important research for the
discovery of vital energy.

The orgon.
Have you heard this term before?

No.

Sorry for the interruption,
but these samples need to be evaluated.

Sure, Aurora. May I introduce
you to the Dr's daughter, Eva?

- Hi.
- Hi.

It must be amazing to be the daughter
of such a fantastic father.

Surprising, she said it.

- Why don't you show her the rest of the lab?
- Of course.

Thank you.

S. Orgon.

Your father uses the term orgon
to refer to energy

already known by the Chinese as "Chi"
for hundreds of years.

The point is that these people didn't need
any proof of its effects.

- Can I ask what do you do?
- I study medicine.

Ah understood.

Dr Reich has made his dream come true here in
this paradise perfect for the study of life.

As close as possible to nature.
What are these crates?

- Can I see one?
- Of course.

How do they work?

In fact, the search for
orgon is connected with the observation of.

So, why don't you get an idea first?

What should I do now?

Do what for many people is
really hard to do.

Anything.

At first, I thought this box
did absolutely nothing.

Instead, the more days passed the
better she was

and then this thing... you tell him, Sally.

In short, after the third or fourth time
in the accumulator

feel this pain in the belly.
And I had to run to the bathroom

and that thing came out.

I think it was time he wanted to expel
this unwanted guest.

S

- How are you now?
- I'm starting to recover my strength.

Dr, how does this thing work?

The accumulator activates the body
's power to repair itself.

And thus being able to expel
foreign organisms.

Repair yourself.
To put it in some way.

I think we need to get back
to your abortion.

It seems to be bothering her.

It was years ago.
We don't think about it anymore.

Sr. Murphy, would you let me talk
to your wife alone for a moment?

Sometimes it's easier that way,
And you should only speak for yourself.

Okay, the doctor is you.
He will wait outside.

Anyway, I thought this chest of hers
was a crazy thing,

but maybe I was very wrong.

Mrs. Murphy

tell me exactly when you
lost your baby.

Six years ago.
But we never called him a newborn.

I think even if it was just an embryo, it
was still a human life.

That he could hear and God
knows what else.

We tried for years to have a baby,
we already had the name if it was a boy.

- Ah, the name already?
- Yes.

He would have called himself after
my father, he died when I was a child,

and the baby is dead too.

May I ask
you, do you love your husband?

We've been through hard times.

Per s.

I only ask because love is important
in order to have a child together.

So you packed your bags in
record time like your father.

As an immigrant, you want to get out
of there as soon as possible.

What do you think of the accumulator?

It makes me incredibly hungry.

Your father had a correspondence with
Einstein for research on orgone energy.

But at the end of the war,
it didn't seem like the right time.

Times have always
been difficult for my father.

It is always like this for a
person out of his time.

We are now in the Einstein era.

A nuclear war hangs over our heads
like a sword of Damocles.

Don't be so pessimistic,
nuclear energy is very dangerous

but it must be accepted that it can
offer good possibilities.

You weren't so open about
accepting things before.

There are times when acceptance is necessary
especially in those when there is no way out.

But in your past?

Is that why you are here?

To condemn me for my past?

Eve

I am really glad you are here.

I'd like to show you something,
come with me.

This room is laminated with metal.

It is basically a great accumulator.

I have found that sexual desire is only
an expression of a more fundamental energy.

Would you turn on the light?
I am afraid of breaking something.

Your eyes just have to get used to the
darkness,

in a minute you will see well.

I feel like I can listen
to my internal organs.

And what is this?

The vacuum tube.

After charging for two months,
we discovered this luminescence

which could be proof
of the existence of orgon.

Or even that the void isn't
all that empty.

An energy that penetrates everything,
including the outer space.

It looks so alive.

How are you?

Well enough, I think, he's
starting to trust me.

Did you find out more
about the sex chest?

His hypothesis is that most
people suffer from sexual blockages

so that the first reaction in the accumulator
is almost always of a sexual nature.

Oh yes? What do you feel?

Many of his patients report a noticeable
improvement in their health using the accumulator.

It has even been successful
in cancer patients.

But you can try it yourself and prove that
the accumulator has no practical effect.

What does it refer to?

Making sure they are used for
too short a period in each session.

He has to go. The dog is
always close to him.

What are you doing here alone?

I wanted to get some fresh air.

Do you like trees too?

- Yes.
- They are true wonders of nature.

Winston, come here.

I can?

I am a smoker.

Obvious.

I love this earthly feeling.

I smoke too much to be honest.

Yes, yes, it quickly traps us.

But it shouldn't replace
breathing.

You have difficulty breathing

because it does not feel flowing here.

Dr Reich, I'm here to
establish your mental state

and not the other way around.
Clear?

Do you want something clear?

Too much control,
too much stiffness can make her sick.

Dr Reich, I'd like to understand.

Then read my books
if you can still find one.

If there is any that has not yet been
burned or confiscated by your government.

In Europe it was the same,
but not for my research,

but because I'm Jewish,
I'm a communist here, of course.

They made me burn my own books.

It is a scientific question.

Normal science research on
dead tissue and dead blood samples,

a necrophilic society.

Instead I study on
live blood samples,

and then I ask you: Who has the best data
on life processes?

Who is the madman here?
Wilhelm Reich or society?

If her comfortable life means anything
to her, then she should want to know.

Hi Thomas, how are you today?

Can you see yourself in the
mirror, Thomas?

Do you know what day it is today?

The street name of the
school you attended?

You're not going to school
these days, are you?

All of these questions are
hard work.

Would you like to go back to sleep?

Only 12 weeks after
inducing him to a deep coma

and a few electroshock sessions, this
patient is almost back to his childhood.

Can you explain to me why this should
be a great success?

Because it shows us that we are
on the right path.

While traditional psychoanalysis removes
one veil at a time,

with my therapy we drill
directly into the patient's core.

And then, Dr? What do you
expect to find deep within the core?

A blank blackboard,

an empty space on which
nothing is written.

We will soon begin the second phase.

- The second phase?
- Division of personality and reprogramming.

Starting with the blank blackboard.

This is what you wanted, is
n't it?

I hope you can follow
my explanations

and so ask her for 2 mg of radium
for these urgent experiments.

And I also hope that the Atomic Energy
Commission wants to cooperate in this work

for the neutralization of the
negative impact of radioactivity.

Good morning Peps.

Did you sleep well?

What do you think of your sister?

I saw her at the lake.

She is a good swimmer.

Yes, when he was your age,
we often went swimming in lakes in Austria.

You don't have to be jealous.

We will have a lot of fun together.

Maybe you have to go,
or the school bus will leave without you.

- I can get there earlier.
- Yes, I know.

You are a super runner.

1..2..3 .. Or.

- Good morning.
- Good morning, Eva.

Have you heard these noises?
Like deaf explosions...

Yes, they are
also experimenting in this area.

- Who is experiencing what?
- The military, the government.

God only knows what they're up to.

Too bad Einstein didn't support you.

- If you say so.
- I think he has raised the white flag for some time.

What makes you say that?

Something I read in the letter
you sent to Freud.

I remember the correspondence,
but you were small at the time.

What did Einstein write?

He wondered if humanity could
live without war.

And what did "super Freud" answer him?

That there is no hope for it.

That humanity is basically trapped
between love and hate.

This pessimism started very early.
Yes.

How did you get these letters?

Okay, you know my mother and
Anne Freud are still friends.

I see.

Eva, I think you have to get
this Anna Freud out of your mind.

You have to rethink which side you are on.

What do you want? That it breaks
all contact with my previous life

just because you had to
do it in your past?

I don't think he can ever surpass
that of Freud,

there is always someone
who wants to destroy it,

especially this Anna Freud,
even here in Eeuu.

I know. But I can't be forced
to pick a side again.

So that is, after all,
for the rejection of Freud.

I have left traditional psychoanalysis
a long time ago because I don't think so

billions of neurotics can
be healed in this way.

Therapy is powerless
when it comes to these numbers.

See you later.

All functionalism
exists outside of this theater

has its roots in the meadow,
Our pursuit of the purpose of life

challenged only by
the man on stage,

while in nature
the purpose of life.

It is simply perceived as
connectivity.

Lei I'ex assistant
del Dr Reich, no?

Indeed.

I am Dr Hamilton.
The forensic psychiatrist.

What can I do for you?

Dr Reich resists being
examined, I would like to help him, but...

Eva, this is Dr Hamilton,
the psychiatrist who assists your father.

Signorina Reich.

Do you know what caused the accident
with the Radio?

Is this part of your job?

I understand your suspicion
but I cannot speak to you about this.

So why is
Dr Hamilton talking to us?

On the surface, people use an
artificial self-control mask

and they strive to be courteous.

This mask is used to hide
the second layer.

Thank you.

The Freudian subconscious, where
sadism, envy, perversion, etc.

I'm the normal aspect,

the second layer is the artificial product
of a culture with sexual denial

and in general people are
not aware of it,

and this takes shape as
a desire in our emptiness.

Dr Hamilton?
Hello, this is Peter Hills.

I'm the State Attorney of Maine

will be part of the trial by the FDA
in the trial against Wilhelm Reich.

- Cigarette?
- No thanks.

Dr Reich is a fascinating case, isn't he?
I mean...

From the pathological point of view
I would like to see it once again.

I don't know, he doesn't
want to talk anymore.

It may be, but I'm not done putting
together the data for my report yet.

Dr Hamilton, the subject is clearly a fool.
Is this not enough for you?

I don't want to discard any possibilities.
Including his participation.

You know, I can send you a dozen maniacs

all sure that they have been
falsely accused of some conspiracy theory

but that doesn't make them
better people at the end of the day.

Well, I hope I can close the case soon.

Can I show you something?
Just a minute.

- What?
- The letters are very interesting:

The American Psychoanalytic Association
thanks the FDA

for his commitment against Wilhelm Reich,

whose theories and experiments
are completely unrelated to our work

but that however, unfortunately, we cannot
be able to control or prohibit them.

The Atomic Energy Commission wanted to show
its gratitude for the success of this one

cooperation and reiterate how important
it was to get Reich out of circulation.

Individuals like him pose a
threat to American society.

Signorina Reich.

Is it a coincidence?

I followed her from the FDA building. Hills has
the letters and will use them as soon as possible.

- Where did this book come from?
- From the archive

of course they always have a copy, even when
it was they who imposed these books on fire.

What can they still do
to attack my father?

What's up? Counter-analyzes
are very hard in our culture.

The biological system of the human species
has been ruined for millennia

we do the damage immediately, immediately
before and immediately after the birth

and those are the first bricks
on which life will be built later,

in childhood the child refuses
with a big NO,

a No that conveys the lack of opinions, people
are as if dead, disinterested, demoralized,

and then develops a pseudo-contact
which he calls friendship

and then it becomes a
system that destroys human dignity

rotting with a whole series
of duties and orders.

In short, what did you begin to experiment
with the Radio?

The experiments with Radio in
the accumulator had already begun

when I returned to Orgonon.

Your father went to the Atomic Energy
Commission to present his results.

To the Atomic Energy Commission?
What relationship?

He says the atomic experiments carried
out all over the country are a great threat

for humanity and the nation and that we
cannot even imagine the damage.

Its premise is that radium
orgone therapy can come

to contain and also neutralize
the atoms of Radio.

You are blood of his blood.

I can't take it anymore.

Ilse.

Don't get me wrong,
I still believe in your father

but I guess I'm
starting to hate him.

How do you live beside a martyr?
The bank says it closes his account

and he keeps dreaming of saving the world.

You need a rest.

I can not.
I have to work tonight.

What do you have to do?

It's strange that she didn't
react to the medicine,

how exactly did the accident happen?

We were working with small doses of Radio
but she couldn't stand it.

Never heard of the radio
doing any harm.

Maybe I need to notify my watchmaker.

You see? People are ignorant of how
harmful radiation is.

Including ourselves?

Poor Eva. I should have been
more careful.

Maybe to all of us.

I love you Wilhelm,
but I must leave you

and Peter comes away with me.

You love and respect your parents
and your country

you are proud to be North American,

you are willing to do everything
you can

in order to preserve our
core values.

You love and respect your parents
and your country...

It seems that the state of regression
takes longer than expected.

We will discontinue the drugs
for now.

Excuse me, Dr, but I'm not sure
I can handle it.

I take the responsibility.

Dr Cameron?
I'm the FDA agent Klein.

You, as a presidential member of the American
Psychiatric Association, maybe you can help us

con il suo collega Wilhelm Reich.

Dr Reich? No, he has never
been a member of our Association

I only know a few anecdotes
about his absurd theories.

But wouldn't it be fair to say that these absurd theories
represent a danger to the morality of society ...?

Orgonon
Two weeks after the accident.

The Life Energy called Orgon
does not exist.

And Dr Reich's accumulator
only proved its futility.

Anything related to
this theme remains prohibited.

So he had a brain attack.

This is what the doctor said,

but in reality he thought he had received
an electric shock from the overloaded pipes.

I took him to Paul's hut
to take care of him.

Father, you should be lying down.

The doctor said you should rest.

You are probably the most difficult father
imaginable.

But also the most interesting.

I found this in the can,
a court order.

- What forbids you...
- I know.

How will I explain my orgone energy
to the rest of the people

if they also deny me my request for a
group of expert scientists?

But why at least
don't you show up in public?

Because I don't have time for these games

I have to gather my thoughts
and put my ideas on paper.

Have you seen the dark
cloud over Orgonon before?

My father is obsessed with his idea of
dispelling this unusual radioation on Orgonon.

Are you talking about
Deadly Orgone Radiation?

Yes, DOR, at first he only came back
for short periods of time

but he soon began to study the atmosphere
and began to develop the CloudBuster.

In fact, I was hoping you could explain just that.
I couldn't find anything about this in my archives.

Dr Reich?

He had the device built
starting from his drawings,

at first none of us knew
what it was.

Something'?

I'll call "The Spaccanuvole".

The sun hasn't appeared in weeks,
only clouds.

Are you saying that the hole in
the clouds is the work of the pipes?

Yes, yes. Although it is important that the tubes
continuously touch the agua during the process.

Paul, what's the problem?

Eva believes that everything is over
after this court order.

Come on, what harm can
this order do?

Look, see?

Can you see it?

Hi.

- Where have you been?
- A Orgonon

and I return immediately.

- Is there anything to eat?
- I'll make something.

- Father, please don't go there alone.
- Alone, he will go there alone.

Don't worry, be careful.

You know what? I suspect we're not the
only ones who have had a radio accident.

What makes you think so?

I was talking to Sr. Murphy,
the farmer, they had a great drought.

And when did it start?

Exactly when the government began
experimenting in our region.

Ah, and his wife Sally
is pregnant.

I need to know how the wind moves.

Dad, please, they've already hurt
you a lot by boycotting you as a doctor.

I don't care what other people say.

S what matters.

May.

Maybe I'm the daughter of an eccentric man but I
don't want to see how you isolate yourself even more.

Please thank Paul
for letting me stay here.

I have to go.

Radiation Hazard
Access ONLY WITH Green Signal.

James, tell him the Eeuu government will
now convert this great destructive force

into something good for humanity...

We haven't heard anything more about you.

What do you know about this car?

He wrote to me about it

but I'm afraid you'll have to put
someone else on this case

I studied biology, I have no idea
what he's doing there.

You are an immigrant bitch,
which makes you the perfect person for it.

Find out more about this machine. Looks like he
's about to come up with something dangerous.

And find out what conclusions he arrived at
with the Radio experiment.

Excuse me, who are you?

The Atomic Energy Commission is
also interested in Dr Reich.

Tell them that all that is in
God's hand can only be good.

5... 4... 3... 2... 1...

I'm afraid there is only pasta.

It will be perfect. Chianti.

A nice Italian evening.

Can't you hear?

I mean in the air.

I thought you would answer my question.

Apparently everything is involved,
the earth, the air, the animals...

At the moment I am interested in the
betrayal of Christ.

Why are you here?
There is no one here.

I'm sorry I'm a little upset.

I came because the world is not
treating you fairly.

Maybe I should leave it all alone.

Northern Lights.

Sometimes this phenomenon is
also visible in the sky here.

Have you ever wondered what
these lights really are?

A cosmic burst of orgone energy

when the atmosphere is fluorescent.

It's getting late.

October 3, 1954

I'm sitting here in Orgonon, alone.

Everyone left after the accident.

The only witness here is this
recording machine.

After these decades of effort in the
search for orgone energy

all the time, money and blood,

there is no soul who truly understands
what is really going on here.

There is no soul who truly understands
what is really going on here.

E 'lei il Dr Reich?

The gentlemen came without warning.

Who are you?

FDA, we have an order,
we don't have to notify you.

For civilized people it would be
an automatic thing to do.

But perhaps this certain type of
behavior can no longer be expected today.

Dr Reich, we came to see if you
are using the accumulators.

Of course I'm using them.
I can't stop my searches.

According to this order, we must order her
to put out the batteries.

I thought the order said they are
totally useless.

He says that
their existence is not allowed in any way.

We are only authorized to
monitor the situation

I must ask you to destroy
the devices in question yourself.

Paul, bring the books.

Is this what you want?

Dr Reich, we only do our duty.

Your duty... your cursed duty.

What I don't understand is why your father
risked everything for the climate experiment

I'm referring to the fact that, it
's trying to make it rain.

The peasants believed in him. And
he really made it rain, saving the crops.

Dr Hamilton, it is not true that we see
what we believe

until we lose control
in the face of total chaos,

and then finally we can
see something new?

Paul, let's go to the desert.

I had never come here
to this part of the country.

Not worried about the
nuclear test area?

You say this because the air could
be contaminated?

No, I say this for our experiments. Who
tells us we don't generate a similar effect

to what happened at Orgonon?
We are not that lucky.

Who needs luck when
he has Dr. Reich at his side?

Please, Paul, let's just try
not to make it go wrong this time.

I am here because I want to help him but
above all because we have to take care of him.

And you have to help me.

Hi friend, are you looking for
flying saucers with your grandpa?

How did you find out?

Please don't tell anyone,
otherwise the trip will be in vain.

Ok father, the way you managed to make it rain there is
a possible relationship between the pipes and the water

and I understand that the pipes can
pass and create water inside the clouds,

but here we are in the desert, there is
no water, what do you hope to do here?

- I do not know.
- You do not know?

I don't know, but that he doesn't know
doesn't necessarily mean he has no idea.

I want to stay open to
observe the development.

- Thank you for coming.
- I do not understand anything.

I know how much you love my father.

Not just your father.

Okay, I know you love him more
than you love me. I can accept it.

To love is above all acceptance.

Except for the inexperienced.

Where is your sister?

I do not know.

You do not know?

Not knowing doesn't necessarily mean
having no idea.

We thought you were sleeping.

I could have had a cerebrovascular attack,
but I'm still here.

We had no doubts.

It gets dark earlier these days.

Don't get too attached.

Come on Peter, I promised your mother
I'd bring you back.

Please dad,
I want to stay with you.

Come on, we'll go on an
expedition together soon.

I promise you.

- Agree?
- Yes.

I had to see you.

What is this?

Will you tell me how it works?

- We have time?
- Sure, that's why I'm here.

Sometimes I have the feeling of
being firm in all of this

and that everything I've lived for
has been completely invalidated.

The future will tell.
Who was right and who was not.

The future when? Tomorrow?
In 10 years? In 1000?

I am so curious to know where
all this will lead us.

The game of hide and
seek is over, Dr Reich.

I have orders to arrest you for
disobeying a court order.

He has to come with us.

Judge...

- Mr Judge, I'm sorry to disturb you.
- All right.

If you walk with me to the next
hole, we can talk.

- I read your report.
- I wanted to talk about just that.

He must put an end to this charade.

He will declare that Dr Reich is not
in the prime of his mental faculties

but not because I believe it represents...

So why?

Between us. I'm sure he asked me for this
report because he's sure he's innocent.

A scapegoat perhaps.

I don't think he's innocent,
but I don't think he's a criminal either.

I've always believed that judges
give clear verdicts.

What do you want?

This case reeks of conspiracy.

Dr Hamilton, why do you think I am
here on a golf course and not in the court?

I guess you're on
a short vacation, sir.

That's right, the longest vacation
I could have had.

They took off the Reich case
and I retired.

And that's exactly what I was referring to.

Doesn't it seem strange to you that
all these coincidences happen?

No, I asked
for early retirement 5 years ago

in order to look after my sick wife.
Unfortunately she died two months ago.

I'm sorry.

Sometimes we have to
accept coincidences

like fate.

Well Dr Hamilto, do you have to add
anything to your report?

Only that I have tried to explain that
Dr. Reich is not just a lunatic,

even if he acted irrationally.

I believe he suffers from schizophrenia
and megalomania.

So I believe he cannot be responsible
for disobeying a judicial order.

I believe that Dr Hamilton has spent a lot
of time trying to accomplish his mission.

Maybe too long.

And I believe that he is no longer capable
of objectively evaluating.

For me it is very clear,

there is no discrepancy between Mr. Reich's
statements and his behavior. None.

In this case,
I declare the sitting closed.

Dr Wilhelm Reich will be entirely
responsible for his actions.

- The trial will continue without any delay.
- Why why? Listen, my work says...

Thanks, that's all.

You don't want to make this
harder than it already is.

But the accusation is wrong.
And she too.

Dr Reich does not respect our laws

as colleagues we must stop the time
bombs before they explode.

But what if he was
working on something big?

Better forget all this nonsense.

Cover your back, it can
be risky for you too.

In my worst days I ask myself what is the
point at which the patient should be treated

if it is already damaged from the beginning,
an infinite cycle starting from early childhood.

And this has happened for millennia through
the birth and death of entire civilizations.

But the ocean of cosmic energy,
of orgone energy, follows its own course

whether we are aware of it or not.
Sick or healthy,

even if humanity
did not even exist.

What is he writing?

Who wants to know?

You appear to be a
suspicious person.

Give me a reason not to be.

Read your own books, you dream
that children perceive without armor...

I haven't been born yet today.

Unfortunately.

From a medical point of view, this can
be considered a form of insanity.

I'm Dr Cameron.

President of the
American Psychiatry Association.

I know.

I have always refused his request
to join our association.

Why did he keep fighting for it?

Because you are a
bunch of idiots.

Leave me alone.

I want to continue with this thing.

They should have given her a fair trial.

Wilhelm Reich was sentenced
to 2 years in prison.

On the morning of November 2, 1957,
just before his release,

he was found dead in his cell.

They said it was a heart attack.

No autopsy was granted.

In 1957 Dr Cameron was asked
to do the MK Ultra program for the CIA.

A research program for
the control of the human mind,

and the basis for "Kubark," the CIA's
manual of interrogation and torture methods.

The techniques
described in the book are still used today.

Eva Reich carried on her father's work
through her own work.

He taught massage techniques
for everyone

and non-traumatic methods of birth
for all pregnant women.

She died in November 2008.

Just 10 years after Reich's death
, copies of his books were being read

as compulsory reading for the generation
of the political and sexual revolution.

In memory of my friend Heiko Lassek.

Subtitled from English to Spanish
by Ezequiel Garat.