Embrace of the Serpent

A Film by Ciro Guerra

Technical details : 2015 - Colombia - Adventure / Drama - DCP - 2.35 - 122 min.

Cast : Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolívar, Yauenkü Miguee, Jan Bijvoet, Brionne Davis

Languages : Spanish

Producers : Cristina Gallego

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SYNOPSIS

A tale of the first encounter, approach, betrayal and life-transcending friendship between an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two explorers that become the first men to travel the Northwest Amazon in search of ancestral knowledge.

Cannes 2015
Director's Fortnight

Toronto 2015
Official Selection

Berlinale 2016

Sundance 2016

Oscars 2016 Nominee
Best Foreign Language Film

SYNOPSIS

A tale of the first encounter, approach, betrayal and life-transcending friendship between an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two explorers that become the first men to travel the Northwest Amazon in search of ancestral knowledge.