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Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Directed by Ciro Guerra
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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.
Length 125 minutes
Actors
Nilbio Torres | Antonio Bolivar | Jan Bijvoet | Brionne Davis | Yauenkü Miguee | Luigi Sciamanna | Nicolás Cancino | Pediwake Daniel Martínez | José Sabogal
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/05/2016 | TV | DVD | Rented | 9 stars |
| (Average) 9 stars |
Viewing Notes
One of the best movies I’ve seen this year. Sad I missed this at Denver International Film Festival last year and again when it played at Denver Film Society. It really deserves to be seen on a big screen or at least on Blu. The DVD doesn’t quite do it justice.
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