Embrace of the Serpent

IMDb link: 4285496
IMDb rating: 7.8 (25,852 votes)
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Biography
Director: Ciro Guerra
Cast: Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis and others

Release date: 25 May 2015
Release year: 2015
Runtime: 125 minutes
Country: Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Spain, Netherlands
Keywords: shaman, plant, amazon river, nonlinear timeline, amazonian indian, amazon forest, scientist, reference to the three wise men, whipping, graveyard

Plot:

The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.

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