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Embrace of the Serpent (2015)

A poetic and haunting journey into a lost world.

Genre : Drama, Adventure

Runtime : 2H 5M

Director : Ciro Guerra

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Nilbio Torres
Nilbio Torres
Karamakate (Young)
Antonio Bolívar
Antonio Bolívar
Karamakate (Old)
Jan Bijvoet
Jan Bijvoet
Theodor Koch-Grunberg
Brionne Davis
Brionne Davis
Richard Evans Schultes
Yauenkü Miguee
Yauenkü Miguee
Manduca
Luigi Sciamanna
Luigi Sciamanna
The Missionary
Nicolás Cancino
Nicolás Cancino
The Messiah
Pediwake Daniel Martínez
Pediwake Daniel Martínez
Santiago
José Sabogal
José Sabogal
The Rubber Trapper

Crews

Ciro Guerra
Ciro Guerra
Director
Ciro Guerra
Ciro Guerra
Writer
Jacques Toulemonde Vidal
Jacques Toulemonde Vidal
Writer
Etienne Boussac
Etienne Boussac
Editor
Gustavo Moyano
Gustavo Moyano
Casting
Angélica Perea
Angélica Perea
Production Design
Cristina Gallego
Cristina Gallego
Producer
Esteban Mentasti
Esteban Mentasti
Co-Producer
Nascuy Linares
Nascuy Linares
Original Music Composer
David Gallego
David Gallego
Director of Photography
Ramses Benjumea
Ramses Benjumea
Art Direction
Angélica Perea
Angélica Perea
Art Direction
Alejandro Franco
Alejandro Franco
Set Decoration
Catherine Rodríguez
Catherine Rodríguez
Costume Design
Alirio Cruz
Alirio Cruz
Assistant Art Director
Nerina Valido
Nerina Valido
Foley
Carlos García
Carlos García
Sound Designer
Carlos García
Carlos García
Supervising Sound Editor
Marco Salaverría
Marco Salaverría
Dialogue Editor
Marco Salaverría
Marco Salaverría
Sound Recordist
Huver González
Huver González
First Assistant Camera
Andrés Barrientos
Andrés Barrientos
Still Photographer
Andres Cordoba
Andres Cordoba
Still Photographer
Liliana Merizalde
Liliana Merizalde
Still Photographer
Ana María Jauregui
Ana María Jauregui
Makeup Artist
Geraldine Vargas
Geraldine Vargas
Assistant Costume Designer
Giovanni Barrios
Giovanni Barrios
Gaffer
Raúl Bravo
Raúl Bravo
Executive Producer
Marcelo Céspedes
Marcelo Céspedes
Executive Producer
Horacio Mentasti
Horacio Mentasti
Executive Producer
Jose David Corredor
Jose David Corredor
Production Coordinator
César Rodríguez
César Rodríguez
Production Manager

Trailers and other movies

Embrace of the Serpent Featurette - Behind the Scenes (2016) - Drama HD
Embrace of the Serpent Official Trailer 1 (2016) -  Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet Movie HD

Posters and backgrounds

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