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

Amy Renner

May. 7, 2016

Embrace of the Serpent

Release Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Limited

Ciro Guerra, Jan Bijvoet, Nilbio Torres, Nicolás Cancino, Yauenkü Migue, Brionne Davis, Antonio Bolivar

N/A Adventure 2 hrs, 5 m

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Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Cited as official plot version from oscilloscope.net

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Embrace of the Serpent.

N
Nilbio Torres
J
Jan Bijvoet
... Theo

Krazy House, Exit Plan
A
Antonio Bolivar
... Old Karamakate
B
Brionne Davis
... Evan

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

Crew Behind the Film

The Embrace of the Serpent behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Ciro Guerra last directed Waiting for the Barbarians and The Wind Journeys. The film's writer Ciro Guerra last wrote The Wind Journeys.

Director: Ciro Guerra
Screenwriter: Ciro Guerra

Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

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

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Official Embrace of the Serpent movie trailers and clips.

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Embrace of the Serpent Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Embrace of the Serpent movie production.

Key Facts

Filmed in black-and-white.

Production Updates

Dec 2015

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

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.

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