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Embrace of the Serpent (Spanish: El abrazo de la serpiente) is a 2015 internationally co-produced adventure drama film directed by Ciro Guerra, and written by Guerra and Jacques Toulemonde Vidal.
May 25, 2015 · A black-and-white film about the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who search for a sacred healing plant over four decades. Based on real diaries, the film explores the colonialism and its impact on the land and the people.
- (25K)
- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Ciro Guerra
- 2015-05-25
Feb 17, 2016 · A critically acclaimed film about a shaman's quest for a healing plant in the Colombian Amazon. Watch the trailer, read critics' reviews, and find out where to stream or rent Embrace of the Serpent online.
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- Jan Bijvoet
- Ciro Guerra
- Buffalo Film Co.
Feb 18, 2016 · Two scientists and an Amazonian shaman work together over 40 years to find a sacred healing plant in The Embrace of the Serpent.
Embrace of the Serpent. 2015 · 2 hr 5 min. TV-MA. Drama · Adventure · Independent · Foreign/International. Through parallel timelines, this absorbing odyssey charts the 40-year relationship between an enigmatic Amazonian shaman and two Western scientists.
- Ciro Guerra
- 124 min
- January 1, 2015
Apr 21, 2015 · Inspired by the journals of the first explorers of the Colombian Amazon, Theodor Koch-Grunberg and Richard Evans Schultes. A film by Ciro Guerra, 2015, Colombia/ Venezuela/Argentina,...
- 3 min
- 462.8K
- Films Boutique
Feb 16, 2016 · A film review on Wednesday about “Embrace of the Serpent,” which is set in the Amazon jungle, misidentified the animal that observes an aquatic serpent devouring another snake.
