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Embrace of the Serpent

1520152h 5mCiro Guerra
IMDb 7.8 · Rotten Tomatoes 97% · Metacritic 82

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"A poetic and haunting journey into a lost world."

The epic story of the first contact, encounter, approach, betrayal and, eventually, life-transcending friendship, between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel through the Amazon in search of a sacred plant that can heal them. Inspired by the journals of the first explorers of the Colombian Amazon, Theodor Koch-Grunberg and Richard Evans Schultes.

DramaAdventure
IndigenousReligious ConversionAmazon RainforestBased On True StorySpiritualityColonisationReligious FundamentalismNatureColonialismThoughtful

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What is Embrace of the Serpent (2015) about?

The epic story of the first contact, encounter, approach, betrayal and, eventually, life-transcending friendship, between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel through the Amazon in search of a sacred plant that can heal them. Inspired by the journals of the first explorers of the Colombian Amazon, Theodor…

Who stars in Embrace of the Serpent?

Embrace of the Serpent stars Nilbio Torres (Karamakate (Young)), Antonio Bolívar (Karamakate (Old)), Jan Bijvoet (Theodor Koch-Grunberg), Brionne Davis (Richard Evans Schultes), Yauenkü Miguee (Manduca). The film was directed by Ciro Guerra.

How long is Embrace of the Serpent?

Embrace of the Serpent has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2015. It is rated 15.

Is Embrace of the Serpent worth watching?

Embrace of the Serpent holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 97. Fans of Drama, Adventure are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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