Embrace of the Serpent
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An Amazonian shaman guides two scientists through the jungle decades apart in search of a sacred healing plant.
Why watch: Colonialism through an Amazonian shaman's eyes.
Cast
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
Crew
Ciro Guerra — Director
Ciro Guerra — Writer
Jacques Toulemonde — Writer
Raúl Bravo — Executive Producer
Marcelo Céspedes — Executive Producer
Hori Mentasti — Executive Producer
Cristina Gallego — Producer
Esteban Mentasti — Co-Producer
Gustavo Moyano — Casting
David Gallego — Director of Photography
Etienne Boussac — Editor
Angélica Perea — Production Design
Ramses Benjumea — Art Direction
Angélica Perea — Art Direction
Catherine Rodríguez — Costume Design
Nascuy Linares — Original Music Composer
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