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Embrace of the Serpent
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In the early 1900s, a young shaman (Nilbio Torres) in the Colombian Amazon helps two scientists who work together over the course of 40 years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
In the early 1900s, a young shaman (Nilbio Torres) in the Colombian Amazon helps two scientists who work together over the course of 40 years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
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December 30, 2016
It's both a challenging and engulfing movie-going experience -- a true journey on multiple levels. And it's definitely one that should be seen on the big screen.
December 12, 2016
I suppose, then, that it's possible to characterize Embrace of the Serpent, which seems aimed at western audiences, as an instructive and necessary act of trespass.
March 10, 2016
This stunning historical drama, shot mainly in black and white across the Amazon region of Colombia, focuses on a shaman who's approached at different points by white men seeking medicinal substances.
January 03, 2017
While the naturalistic storytelling and imagery is fantastic on a surface level, the finer points of the narrative require a fearless and deeply inquisitive traveller to fully appreciate, something which this reviewer cannot claim to be.
December 09, 2016
A film that honours the mysteries and majesty of a lost world.
April 22, 2016
It is gripping, challenging, engrossing stuff, beginning to end. Seriously, what a film.
December 27, 2016
Embrace of the Serpent is a mystical movie missile from Colombia. It's ballistic, balletic, sometimes brilliant.
March 10, 2016
Though some of the concepts may be New Age boilerplate, the film's images linger; especially that of the river, the snake devouring us all.
March 31, 2016
The film moves into psychedelic and violent territory, creating a perspective that is equally unreal and unforgettable.
June 09, 2016
Unique and intoxicating, an art movie that grips like a thriller.
March 10, 2016
[Karamakate is] a frankly great character in a thoroughly gripping film.