Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
A poetic and haunting journey into a lost world.
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

Nilbio Torres Nilbio Torres As: Karamakate (Young)
Antonio Bolívar Antonio Bolívar As: Karamakate (Old)
Jan Bijvoet Jan Bijvoet As: Theodor Koch-Grunberg
Brionne Davis Brionne Davis As: Richard Evans Schultes
Yauenkü Miguee Yauenkü Miguee As: Manduca
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A poetic and haunting journey into a lost world.
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Drama, Adventure

Language: Català, Deutsch, Latin, Português, Español

Release Date: 25 May 2015

Country: AR, CO, VE

Runtime: 125m

Company Credits

Company: Nortesur Producciones, Buffalo Films, Caracol Televisión, Ciudad Lunar, MC Producciones, Dago García Producciones

Budget: $1,400,000

Revenue: $1,320,005

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Cast

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

Directed By

Ciro Guerra

Ciro Guerra

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Jose David Corredor

Jose David Corredor

Production Coordinator

Marcelo Céspedes

Marcelo Céspedes

Executive Producer

César Rodríguez

César Rodríguez

Production Manager

Raúl Bravo

Raúl Bravo

Executive Producer

Hori Mentasti

Hori Mentasti

Executive Producer

Gustavo Moyano

Gustavo Moyano

Casting

Cristina Gallego

Cristina Gallego

Producer

Esteban Mentasti

Esteban Mentasti

Co-Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Catherine Rodríguez

Catherine Rodríguez

Costume Design

Ana María Jauregui

Ana María Jauregui

Makeup Artist

Geraldine Vargas

Geraldine Vargas

Assistant Costume Designer

Sound

Nascuy Linares

Nascuy Linares

Original Music Composer

Carlos García

Carlos García

Supervising Sound Editor

Carlos García

Carlos García

Sound Designer

Nerina Valido

Nerina Valido

Foley

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

David Gallego

David Gallego

Director of Photography

Liliana Merizalde

Liliana Merizalde

Still Photographer

Huver González

Huver González

First Assistant Camera

Andrés Barrientos

Andrés Barrientos

Still Photographer

Andres Cordoba

Andres Cordoba

Still Photographer

Lighting

Art Department

Angélica Perea

Angélica Perea

Production Design

Ramses Benjumea

Ramses Benjumea

Art Direction

Angélica Perea

Angélica Perea

Art Direction

Alejandro Franco

Alejandro Franco

Set Decoration

Alirio Cruz

Alirio Cruz

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

Marco Salaverría

Marco Salaverría

Sound Recordist

Andre Gains

Andre Gains

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