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Embrace of the Serpent (2015)

A poetic and haunting journey into a lost world.

7.7audience score
537 votes on TMDB
Released May 25, 2015Runtime 2h 5mDirector Ciro Guerra

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.

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Cast of Embrace of the Serpent

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
Luigi Sciamanna

Luigi Sciamanna

The Missionary

About Embrace of the Serpent

Where can I watch Embrace of the Serpent?

Embrace of the Serpent is currently streaming in the United States on JustWatch TV Plus, Philo, Night Flight Plus, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel.

Who stars in Embrace of the Serpent?

Embrace of the Serpent stars Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolívar, Jan Bijvoet, Brionne Davis, Yauenkü Miguee.

Who directed Embrace of the Serpent?

Embrace of the Serpent was directed by Ciro Guerra.

How long is Embrace of the Serpent?

Embrace of the Serpent has a runtime of 2h 5m.

What is Embrace of the Serpent about?

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.