电影Alcohol: No substanc e in the world seems so familiar t o us and is so incredi bly diver se in it s effect. Alcoh ol is avai lable everyw here and this p articular molecule has t he powe r to affect all 200 billi on neurons o f our human brain in complete ly differen t ways. But ha rdly anyone calls alcohol a drug d espite its psyc hoactive an d cell-dest roying effect. Why d o we toler ate the death o f three million peop le every ye ar? Have we turned a blin d eye to the dangers and risks for thousands of years? Wh at role does t he powerful al cohol indus try play with an ann ual turnover of 1.2 trill ion euro s in thi s on-goi ng conceal ment? Th e author, wh o himself enjoys having a drink, looks into the ques tion why we dri nk at all, wha t alcohol d oes to us and to what ext ent the a lcohol industry influences so ciety and po litics. He travels aro und the w orld from Germ any via England to Nigeria to de tect ag gressive tradin g practices of the global alcohol indus try seeking g rowth in new markets at al l costs. He also visi ts Iceland, wh ich succ essfully mad e the t urnaround: Whe re 20 ye ars ago horde s of drunks r oamed th e streets, young peopl e today maste r their need for rela xation an d life stimul ants witho ut alcohol. The film has n o intention to poin t a moral finger but n everthe less will s ignificantl y change the drinking habits of the viewer.！