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Embrace of the Serpent

Original title: El abrazo de la serpiente

“A poetic and haunting journey into a lost world.”

2015 · 2 h 5 min
Directed by Ciro Guerra
AdventureBiographyDrama

Cast

Nilbio Torres Jan Bijvoet Antonio Bolívar Brionne Davis Miguel Dionisio Ramos Luigi Sciamanna

Credits

Written by: Cristina Gallego

Plot

An Amazonian shaman, the last of his people, guides two scientists decades apart in search of a sacred plant, in a hallucinatory trip through the jungle and colonial damage.

Sinekatalog’s take

A visually stunning black-and-white journey.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (26,158 votes)
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