S1E4: Babongo | Tribe

Duration: 59'02''

Synopsis

The Babongo people of Gabon take powerful hallucinogens which send them on a life-threatening, three day trip. Bruce Parry undergoes the initiation and finds it has some terrifying side effects.

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