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1 online resource (streaming video file) (124 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
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Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis, Jan Bikvoet, Luigi Sciamanna, Nicolas Cancino, Nilbio Torres, Yauenku Migue |
| Event |
Originally produced by Oscilloscope Laboratories in 2016. |
| Summary |
Through parallel story threads set 40 years apart, this absorbing odyssey follows two Western scientists who travel deep into the Amazon jungle looking for a rare plant that possesses healing powers, with enigmatic shaman Karamakate as their guide. Nominated to for Best Foreign Language Feature at the 2016 **Academy Awards**, Best International Film at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**, and winner of the **Sundance Film Festival**'s Alfred P. Sloan Award. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"Embrace of the Serpent is a legitimate stunner, a river-trip that will mesmerize and jack with you, leaving you not quite certain, at its end, how to go about the rest of your day."* - Alan Scherstuhl, ***The Village Voice*** *"Unique and intoxicating, an art movie that grips like a thriller."* - Tom Huddleston, ***Time Out*** |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In Catalan,German,Latin,Portuguese |
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Action and adventure films.
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Foreign films.
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Drama.
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Indigenous peoples.
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Motion pictures.
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Latin America.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Guerra, Ciro, film director.
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Bolivar, Antonio, actor.
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Davis, Brionne, actor.
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Bikvoet, Jan, actor.
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Sciamanna, Luigi, actor.
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Cancino, Nicolas, actor.
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Torres, Nilbio, actor.
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Migue, Yauenku, actor.
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Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
4635665 Kanopy |
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