The Hypnotist

Finland2019documentary72'Fokus na Finlandię (2019)

Hypnotist Olavi Hakasalo, known under the alias of Olliver Hawk, was a great star and the pioneer of hypnosis in Finland in the 1960s, also famous abroad. His performances attracted crowds of people who wanted to undergo hypnosis. Hawk had studied in Australia and developed what he had learnt there in his famous shows when he hypnotised volunteers who unconsciously followed his instructions. Confident of the healing power of his method, Hawk undauntedly continued to use it as an alternative form of treatment, which eventually ended with a court suit.