El abrazo de la serpiente

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

May 25 2015 Not Rated 2h 5m
Adventure, Drama

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.

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Plot

The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.

Written by

Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra, Theodor Koch-Grünberg

Directed by

Ciro Guerra

Cast

Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolívar

Crew

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Production Countries

Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia

Production Companies

Nortesur Producciones, Buffalo Films, Dago García Producciones, MC Producciones, Ciudad Lunar, Caracol Televisión

Languages

Español, Deutsch, Latin, Português, Català

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 46 wins & 32 nominations total

Trailers
Embrace of the Serpent Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet Movie HD
International Trailer
Featurettes
Embrace of the Serpent Featurette - Behind the Scenes (2016) - Drama HD
Scores
# of Votes
25,112
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
82
Popularity
NA