Farmacopeas are catalogues of plants and their uses. Farmacopea is a film on the relationship between historical processes and the natural landscape of Puerto Rico. Hippomane mancinella, the little apple of death, is one of the most toxic plants in the world. Just sitting beneath it for an afternoon can make you sick for days. If the tree is burned, its smoke can be dangerous and cause permanent blindness. Though it was an essential part of the native farmacopea, most Manchineel trees were eradicated. The landscape of the Caribbean has been thoroughly transformed: physically through introduced species, agriculture and development, as well as its visual representation as an undifferentiated tropical place for tourism, service and folklore.

• Sektion Section: Film
• Programm Programme: Beatriz Santiago Muñoz 1