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Watch: El abrazo de la serpiente 2015 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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..
Plot: 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.
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Ratings:

	7.8/10 Votes: 23,169
	96% | RottenTomatoes
	82/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 395 Popularity: 12.417 | TMDB

Reviews:

Good and complete movie touching several topics at the same time; the destruction through the conquest of the native cultures and knowlege in America and the vital path of 4 different human beings.

Ciro Guerra es smart to use black and white and the landscapes of the Amazonas to fill all the silences of the movie.

The cast is quite good, specially the 2 actors performing Karamakate; Nibio Torres and Antonio Bolivar.

> In any world, the history keeps repeating itself.

It is one of the last films to I watch from the 2016 Oscars nominees. It was a Colombian production that represented the country in the 88th American Academy Awards. It had all the qualities to win that major international award, but lost the bet to ‘Son of Saul’. In my perspective, after seeing all the five, no doubt, but this film’s the real winner. The film was loosely based on the real occurrence that was written in the diaries of two scientists on their expedition into the Amazon’s deep in search of something what intrigued the conflict between the two worlds.

It portrayed the beautiful Amazon in the black and white pictures and I loved it because, it recreated the world that was over 100 years ago. It would have not affected the viewers same if it was rendered in colour. It is awesome to see a film like this about the Amazon people after a very long time. Because prior to the 80s and 90s, there were plenty of African and South American exploration films made which rapidly reduced its number when comic book films became the frontrunner in the world cinema. So going back to the lost world was really an amazing experience that this film had given to me and you should not miss it as well.

It takes place in the first half of the 1900s that breaks into a two part narration. In the first, where a German scientist Theo, looks for a help from the last surviving young man from his tribe, Karamakate, to explore the jungle for the scientific research. In the second, 40 years later, an American scientist, Evans follows a similar kind of quest who once again seeks help from the aged Karamakate. When Karamakate realises their agenda, concerns for the peace and stability in the region, so goes for the measure that has to be taken.

> “Ants like money. I do not. The taste is bad.”

It was like lost in translation. During the invasion of the remaining parts of the South America in the Amazon basin on the Colombian side, how the both worlds suffered was the part of this narration and cultural collision was one of the main topics. Most of the film was shot alongside of the rivers Inirida and Varupes, especially the final scene location was so beautiful. The film concept was similar to the ‘Anaconda 2’, but there’s no intense action-thriller, especially there’s no fast and aggressive serpents in the act. The scientists are looking for a certain kind of plant which is considered sacred and protected by the Amazon tribes.

It was boring in the initial parts, because I did not know what to expect. So I just kept watching as whatever it was focused on. But during the end of the first act, I started to like it. Because it was not as complicated as I thought and it was not the art film like those without the plot and background score. So at the end of my watch, I’m very satisfied. The actors were stunning as the amazing Amazon basin is. Of them all, the ‘Borgman’ actor was the only familiar face to me.

It is a powerful film, with a bit of a documentary style presentation. The main theme was about the history repeating itself. In your lifetime if it repeats means a second chance to divert it from the possible future nuisance. So how the one who cares would reach and solve it is what this film was told. The film characters were brilliant and Karamakate will be remembered. A neatly narrated tale that will remain people’s favourite for a very long. One of the films of the 2015 and of the Oscars nominees that nobody must miss it.

8/10

Embrace of the Serpent
I always become interested in any film that is nominated during awards season, and that it how I came to find this Colombian/Venezuelan/Argentinian film, and it was rated well, so I hoped for something good. Basically it tells two stories, thirty years apart, both featuring the character Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last surviving member of his tribe, and both times travelling on a journey with a scientist to find the rare yakruna, a sacred plant. In 1909, German ethnographer scientist Théodor ‘Theo’ von Martius (Jan Bijvoet) from Tübingen has resided in the Amazon for years, he is very sick, travelling with his notes and a westernised local he saved from slavery named Manduca (Yauenkü Migue). Young Karamakate (Nilbio Torres) prolongs Theo’s life by blasting white powder called “the sun’s semen” (possibly a hallucinogenic) up his nose, but is reluctant to become involved a westerner and refuses his money, Theo is searching for the yakruna plant as the only cure for his disease, and the three set off in a canoe to find it. Years later, in 1940, American botanist Evan (Brionne Davis) paddles up to the Old Karamakate (Antonio Bolívar Salvador), he is hoping to complete Theo’s quest, Karamakate does reluctantly agree again and assist, but he believes his knowledge is fledgling. Evan has a book of Theo’s final trek, as he did not survive the jungle, Karamakate only agrees to help him as Evan describes himself as someone devoted to plants, but he may in fact have alternative purpose to find the yakruna plant. Both expedition stories play side by side, in 1909 Theo was left to die, and the plant was found but destroyed after being being abused and cultivated, against local traditions, and in 1940 only one plant remains and old Karamakate prepares it as a hallucinogenic for Evan to undergo a super- conscious experience. Also starring Nicolás Cancino as Anizetto and Luigi Sciamanna as Priest Gaspar. Both stories playing together are interesting as the characters travel upriver on the same mission, the black-and-white colouring for the film works well, there are good themes of religion, language and culture, and the cinematography is fantastic, all together it is a most watchable foreign language adventure drama. Very good!

Other Information:

Original Language es
Runtime 2 hr 5 min (125 min)
Budget 1400000
Revenue 1320005
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director Ciro Guerra
Writer Ciro Guerra, Theodor Koch-Grünberg, Richard Evans Schultes
Actors Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolívar
Country Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 46 wins & 33 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arricam LT, Zeiss Super Speed and Cooke Varotal Lenses, Arriflex Cameras
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji Eterna Vivid 160T 8543, Eterna 500T 8573)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (master format), Super 35 (3-perf) (source format)
Printed Film Format D-Cinema