Embrace of the Serpent
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Two scientists search the Amazon for a sacred plant with the help of an Amazonian shaman.
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Why watch this film?
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.
"Visually spectacular - using the contrast of black and white to reveal the details of the forest -, 'The Embrace of the Serpent' is a critique of the relationship between colonizers and natives in South America. The movie is lengthy, but for whoever gives their full attention to the story, it rewards with a series of reflections."