Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolívar, Jan Bijvoet, Brionne Davis, Yauenkü Miguee, Luigi Sciamanna, Nicolás Cancino, Pediwake Daniel Martínez
Original language
Catalan
First release
May 25, 2015 (Colombia)
Awards
Alfred P. Sloan Prize
Setting
Peru, Amazon natural region
Crew
Screenplay
Ciro Guerra, Jacques Toulemonde
Producer
Cristina Gallego
Cinematography
David Gallego
Editing
Etienne Boussac
Music
Nascuy Linares
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2016 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 2016 generic
- OffScreen Film Festival 2016 generic - offscreenings
- Sundance Film Festival 2016 generic
- AFI Fest 2015 generic - World Cinema
- Cannes Film Festival 2015 generic
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2015 generic - Golden Ástor (Best Film)
Titles
| Alternate title | Embrace the Serpent | |
| Alternate title | L'Éreinte du serpent |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Colombia | May 25, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | September 24, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Finland | October 21, 2015 |
| Streaming | Japan | November 7, 2015 |
| Theatrical | France | December 23, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 17, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | February 18, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 19, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Greece | March 31, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | March 31, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | April 7, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | May 19, 2016 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 10, 2016 |
| Streaming | Ireland | June 10, 2016 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Netherlands | August 23, 2016 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | September 12, 2016 |
| Home video | Greece | November 18, 2016 |
Full credits
| Director | Ciro Guerra |
| Cast | Nilbio Torres (Karamakate (Young)), Antonio Bolívar (Karamakate (Old)), Jan Bijvoet (Theodor Koch-Grunberg), Brionne Davis (Richard Evans Schultes), Yauenkü Miguee (Manduca), Luigi Sciamanna (The Missionary), Nicolás Cancino (The Messiah), Pediwake Daniel Martínez (Santiago), José Sabogal (The Rubber Trapper) |
| Screenplay | Ciro Guerra, Jacques Toulemonde |
| Producer | Cristina Gallego |
| Executive producer | Hori Mentasti, Marcelo Céspedes, Raúl Bravo |
| Cinematography | David Gallego |
| Editing | Etienne Boussac |
| Music | Nascuy Linares |
| Production design | Angélica Perea |
| Sound | Alan Borodovsky, Carlos García |
| Costumes | Catherine Rodríguez |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
