Embrace of the Serpent Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: May. 7, 2016

Embrace of the Serpent

Release Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Limited

Director: Ciro Guerra

Starring: Nilbio Torres • Jan Bijvoet • Antonio Bolivar • Brionne Davis • Yauenkü Migue

N/A Adventure 2 hrs, 5 m

4 / 5.0

66% WILL SEE 34% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and the last survivor of his people, and the two scientists who, over the course of 40 years, build a friendship with him. The film was inspired by the real-life journals of two explorers (Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evan Schultes) who traveled through the Colombian Amazon during the last century in search of the sacred and difficult-to-find psychedelic Yakruna plant.

Adventure Drama

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Who stars in Embrace of the Serpent – Cast List

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Nilbio Torres
J
Jan Bijvoet
... Theo

Krazy House, The Ardennes
A
Antonio Bolivar
... Old Karamakate
B
Brionne Davis
... Evan

Moon Garden
Y
Yauenkü Migue
... Manduca
N
Nicolás Cancino
... Anizetto

Who is making Embrace of the Serpent – Crew List

A look at Embrace of the Serpent behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Ciro Guerra last helmed Waiting for the Barbarians and The Wind Journeys. The film's writer Ciro Guerra last penned The Wind Journeys.

Director: Ciro Guerra
Screenwriter: Ciro Guerra

Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Embrace of the Serpent

Key Facts

Filmed in black-and-white.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2015

Completed

Changed Embrace of the Serpent movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 2 hrs, 5 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Embrace of the Serpent

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Embrace of the Serpent Release Date: When was the film released?

Embrace of the Serpent was released in limited movie theaters on Wednesday, February 17 , 2016. As a limited release, Embrace of the Serpent was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.