Embrace of the Serpent

2015 Feature Film ★ 7.8/10

Released 5/25/2015 (Colombia)

📖 Storyline

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.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.

🎭 Cast & Crew

Director Ciro Guerra

Main Star Nilbio Torres, Character: Young Karamakate

Supporting Jan Bijvoet (as Theo Koch-Grünberg), Antonio Bolívar (as Old Karamakate), Brionne Davis (as Evan Schultes), Miguel Dionisio Ramos (as Manduca), Luigi Sciamanna (as Gaspar, el Misionero), Nicolás Cancino (as El Mesías), Daniel Martínez Pediwake (as Santiago), José Sabogal (as El Siringuero), Marcilio Paiva (as Tuschaua), Jaime Pereira (as Payé Cohiuano), Marisel Mosquera (as Mujer Pueblo Cohiuano), Pedro Bolívar (as Borracho Cohiuano), Jorge Villa (as Joven Cohiuano herido), Mauricio Hernández (as Niño Cohiuano), Jesús Rodríguez (as Borracho Cohiuano), Fabián Rojas (as Soldado Peruano), Gaudencio Toro (as Soldado Peruano)

ℹ️ Details

Awards Won Oscar 1 Oscar 46 wins total

IMDb Rating 7.8/10 (25,321 votes)

Reviews 87

Release Date 5/25/2015 (Colombia)

Format Feature Film

Filmed In Colombia

Country Colombia

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