Embrace of the Serpent (2015)

El abrazo de la serpiente (original title)

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2h 5min
Adventure, Biography
25 May 2015 (Colombia)
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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.

Director:

Ciro Guerra

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Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 46 wins & 31 nominations.
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At once blistering and poetic, the ravages of colonialism cast a dark shadow over the South American landscape in EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, the third feature by Ciro Guerra. Filmed in stunning black-and-white, SERPENT 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 Evans Schultes) who traveled through the Colombian Amazon during the last century in search of the sacred and difficult-to-find psychedelic Yakruna plant.

2016 Academy Award Nominee - Best Foreign Language Film

In Theaters February 17, 2016 Written & Directed by Ciro Guerra

Visit the official website: EMBRACEOFTHESERPENT.OSCILLOSCOPE.NET

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Cast

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Nilbio Torres	...	Young Karamakate
Antonio Bolívar	...	Old Karamakate (as Tafillama-Antonio Bolívar Salvador)
Jan Bijvoet	...	Theo Koch-Grünberg
Brionne Davis	...	Evan Schultes
Miguel Dionisio Ramos	...	Manduca (as Yauenkü Miguee)
Luigi Sciamanna	...	Gaspar, el Misionero
Nicolás Cancino	...	El Mesías
Daniel Martínez Pediwake	...	Santiago
José Sabogal	...	El Siringuero
Marcilio Paiva	...	Tuschaua
Jaime Pereira	...	Payé Cohiuano
Marisel Mosquera	...	Mujer Pueblo Cohiuano
Pedro Bolívar	...	Borracho Cohiuano
Jorge Villa	...	Joven Cohiuano herido
Mauricio Hernández	...	Niño Cohiuano
Jesús Rodríguez	...	Borracho Cohiuano (as Jesús Rodríguez)
Fabián Rojas	...	Soldado Peruano
Gaudencio Toro	...	Soldado Peruano
Blanca Inés Rivera	...	Mujer que ofrece pescado (as Blanca Inés Rívera)
Marlón Galvis	...	Niño Misión
Keney Villegas	...	Niño Misión
Miguel Portura	...	Niño Misión
Édgar Gutiérrez	...	Niño Misión
Richard Silva	...	Niño Misión
Abraham Rodríguez	...	Niño Urahenequu
Daniel López Tenorio	...	Niño que juega a la guerra
Dicson Bernaza	...	Niño que lee la Biblia
Katerine López	...	Esposa Mesías
Efraín Sánchez	...	Escolta Mesías
Cristian Rodríguez	...	Escolta Mesías
Levi Ramírez	...	Escolta Mesías
Julián Benjumea	...	Escolta Mesías
Luis Rodríguez	...	Escolta Mesías
Rafael Peña	...	Escolta Mesías
Amancio Rodríguez	...	Escolta Mesías
Jaider González	...	Escolta Mesías
Andrés Cordero	...	Makú
Makeycy Rivera	...	Makú
Reinel Rodríguez	...	Makú
Jorge Holguín	...	Makú
Leidy Parra	...	Mujer fiesta Mesías
Verónica Vargas	...	Mujer fiesta Mesías
Jesús Jaramillo	...	Lacerante
Robinson Delgado	...	Lacerante
Santiago Ortiz	...	Lacerante
Edison Valencia	...	Lacerante
José Ortiz	...	Lacerante

Directed by

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Ciro Guerra

Written by

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Cristina Gallego	...	(created by) (creator)

Ciro Guerra	...	(created by) (creator)

Ciro Guerra	...	()

Theodor Koch-Grünberg	...	(based on the diary by) (as Theodor Koch-Grunberg)

Richard Evans Schultes	...	(based on the diary by) (as Richard Evan Schultes)

Jacques Toulemonde Vidal	...	()

Produced by

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Raúl Bravo	...	co-producer
Marcelo Cespedes	...	co-producer
Cristina Gallego	...	executive producer / producer
Dago García	...	supporting producer
José Ernesto Martínez	...	associate producer
Esteban Mentasti	...	co-producer
Horacio Mentasti	...	co-producer
Hori Mentasti	...	co-producer

Music by

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Nascuy Linares

Cinematography by

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David Gallego

Editing by

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Etienne Boussac

Editorial Department

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Beto Acevedo	...	film lab supervisor
Milagros Cimadevilla	...	on-line editor
Cristina Gallego	...	additional editor
Juan Godoy	...	mastering
Victor Vasini	...	post-production supervisor

Casting By

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Gustavo Moyano

Production Design by

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Angélica Perea

Art Direction by

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Ramses Benjumea
Angélica Perea

Set Decoration by

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Alejandro Franco

Costume Design by

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Catherine Rodríguez

Makeup Department

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Jhonatan Diaz	...	assistant makeup artist
Ana María Jauregui	...	makeup artist / makeup designer

Production Management

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Jose David Corredor	...	production manager
Martín Céspedes	...	post-production supervisor
Leonardo Gonzalez	...	production leader
César Augusto Rodríguez	...	production manager (as Cesar Rodriguez)
Miguel Zanguña	...	production leader

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Liliana Merizalde	...	second assistant director
Claudia Pedraza	...	first assistant director

Art Department

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Cristian Arguello	...	art producer
Alirio Cruz	...	assistant art director
Alejandro Franco	...	set dresser
Gabriel Romero	...	props

Sound Department

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Fabian Aranda	...	Foley Studio Coordination
Alan Borodovsky	...	foley editor
Leyla de la Hoz	...	foley mixer
Carlos García	...	re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor
Diego Gat	...	foley editor supervisor
Patrick Ghislain	...	dubbing mixer
Gustavo González	...	studio sound engineer
Victor Jaramillo	...	sound editor
Flavio Nogueira	...	sound editor
Ray Quintana	...	adr recordist
Jesus Romero	...	boom operator
Rene Romero	...	boom operator
Marco Salaverría	...	dialogue editor (as Marco Salaverria) / sound editor (as Marco Salaverria) / sound recordist (as Marco Salaverria)
Andrés Silva	...	adr recordist
La Tina Sonido	...	adr / sound edition studio / sound post-production facility
Alejandro Uribe Holguin	...	adr recordist
Nerina Valido	...	foley artist
Jesús Alejandro Pérez	...	studio sound engineer assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ana María Jauregui

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special effects makeup

Visual Effects by

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Rafael Bonilla	...	visual effects artist
Juani Bousquet	...	digital restoration technician
Francisco J. Ortega	...	digital compositor / visual effects supervisor
Georgina Pretto	...	scanning and recording
Leonardo Quartieri	...	digital compositor
Juan Camilo Valenzuela	...	digital compositor
Roberto Zambrino	...	digital colorist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Andrés Barrientos	...	still photographer
Giovanni Barrios	...	gaffer (as Giovanny Barrios)
Andres Cordoba	...	still photographer
David Gallego	...	camera operator
Guillermo Garcia	...	steadicam operator
Guillermo García	...	steadicam operator
Huver González	...	first assistant camera
Liliana Merizalde	...	still photographer
Ricardo Pérez	...	assistant camera
Emanuel Rojas	...	assistant camera
Juan Daniel Ruiz	...	grip
Carlos Telles	...	electrician

Casting Department

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Santiago Fernandez	...	extras casting
Luz Adriana Quigua	...	casting assistant
Andrés Barrientos	...	casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Catherine Rodríguez	...	costumer
Geraldin Vargas	...	assistant costume designer (as Geraldine Vargas)

Music Department

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David De Luca	...	music mixer
Carlos Fernández	...	composer: theme music
Carlos García	...	composer: additional music / music editor / music supervisor
Teto Ocampo	...	composer: theme music
Juan Felipe Pardo	...	composer: theme music

Script and Continuity Department

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Angélica Varilla

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Andrés Barrientos	...	acting coach
Anthony L. Gilardi	...	acting coach
Andrew Duncan Hinojosa	...	theatrical and distribution team
Ernesto Medina Oneca	...	production assistant (creditOnly)
Juan Camilo Moreno	...	production assistant
Jean-Christophe Simon	...	world sales: Films Boutique

Thanks

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Andre Gaines	...	special thanks
Inti Jimena Zamora Martinez	...	thanks
Katrin Pors	...	special thanks

Production Companies

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Buffalo Films (Co-producer)
Buffalo Producciones (Co-producer)
Caracol Televisión (Associate Producer)
Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía (CNAC) (I)
Ciudad Lunar Producciones
Dago García Producciones (Associate Producer)
EFD
Hubert Bals Fund
Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)
MC Producciones (Co-producer)
Nortesur Producciones (Co-producer)
Programa Ibermedia

Distributors

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Oscilloscope (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Alfa Films (2016) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Cinecolor Films (2016) (Chile) (theatrical)
Danaos (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
Diaphana Distribution (2015) (France) (theatrical)
Directors Univ (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
Esfera Cultural (2016) (Brazil) (theatrical)
MFA+ FilmDistribution. (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
Magyarhangya (2015) (Hungary) (theatrical)
Trenova (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
Alambique Destilaria de Ideias (2016) (Portugal)
Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2016) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
Interior13 Cine (2015) (Mexico)
MFA+ FilmDistribution. (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
Movies Inspired (2015) (Italy)
Oscilloscope (2015) (United States)
Peccadillo Pictures (2016) (United Kingdom)
Remain In Light (2016) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Topic (2019) (United States) (video)
trigon-film (2015) (Switzerland) (Special edition)

Special Effects

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Cinecolor Digital

Other Companies

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Plaza Mayor Company (soundtrack)
Cannes Film Festival (festival)
EFD (camera equipment provided by)
Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
Sergent Major Company (distribution soundtrack)
Sundance Film Festival (festival)
Tauro Digital Sound (foley studio)
Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
VAYA FILMS On Set (location manager)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	female-nudity christianity reference-to-agnus-dei catholic-mass frenzy See All (206) »
Genres	Adventure Biography Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:M Chile:TE+7 Colombia:7 France:Tous publics Germany:12 Ireland:12A Italy:T Japan:Unrated Mexico:B-15 Netherlands:12 New Zealand:M Portugal:M/14 Singapore:NC16 Spain:12 (ICAA) Switzerland:16 Taiwan:R-12 United Kingdom:12A United Kingdom:12 (DVD rating) United States:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Embrace of the Serpent (Canada, English title) Embrace of the Serpent (World-wide, English title) Embrace of the Serpent (United States) Embrace of the Serpent (United Kingdom) L'étreinte du serpent (France) See more »
Runtime	125 min
Official Sites	Official site Official site
Country	Colombia Mexico Venezuela Argentina
Language	Spanish Portuguese Aboriginal German Catalan Latin English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Vaupés, Colombia See more »

Box Office

Budget	$1,400,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$3,411,541

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The scene where a man is praised to be the Messiah is based on an actual event. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Starfilm (2017). See more »
Soundtracks	Embrace Of The Serpent See more »
Quotes	Young Karamakate: Knowledge belongs to all. You do not understand that. You are just a white man. See more »

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