El abrazo de la serpiente
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.
Embrace of the Serpent (2015) is a drama and adventure film directed by Ciro Guerra, released on May 25, 2015 with a runtime of 2h 5m. It stars Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolívar, Jan Bijvoet and Brionne Davis. Viewers rate it 7.7 out of 10 across 525 ratings.
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Nilbio Torres
as Karamakate (Young)
Antonio Bolívar
as Karamakate (Old)
Jan Bijvoet
as Theodor Koch-Grunberg
Brionne Davis
as Richard Evans Schultes
Yauenkü Miguee
as Manduca
Luigi Sciamanna
as The Missionary
Nicolás Cancino
as The Messiah
Pediwake Daniel Martínez
as Santiago
José Sabogal
as The Rubber Trapper
Directed by Ciro Guerra, written by Jacques Toulemonde and Ciro Guerra, produced by Cristina Gallego.
Average viewer score of 7.7/10 from 525 ratings.
Good and complete movie touching several topics at the same time; the destruction through the conquest of the native cultures and knowlege in America and the vital path of 4 different human beings. Ciro Guerra es smart to use black and white and the landscapes of the Amazonas to fill all the silences of the movie. The cast is quite good, specially the 2 actors performing Karamakate; Nibio Torres and Antonio Bolivar.
Reviewed on October 23, 2015
> In any world, the history keeps repeating itself. It is one of the last films to I watch from the 2016 Oscars nominees. It was a Colombian production that represented the country in the 88th American Academy Awards. It had all the qualities to win that major international award, but lost the bet to 'Son of Saul'. In my perspective, after seeing all the five, no doubt, but this film's the real winner. The film was…
Reviewed on July 4, 2016
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Embrace of the Serpent (2015) is available to stream on Philo, Night Flight Plus, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel and Cineverse Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Embrace of the Serpent (2015) includes Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolívar, Jan Bijvoet, Brionne Davis and Yauenkü Miguee. The film was directed by Ciro Guerra. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Embrace of the Serpent was released on May 25, 2015 and runs for 2h 5m.
Embrace of the Serpent (2015) holds an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from 525 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and adventure films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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