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The screenplay was inspired by the real-life travel diaries of ethnographers Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evans Schultes .

Played by Belgian actor Jan Bijvoet, a scientist searching for a cure for his illness in the early 20th century . El Abrazo de la Serpiente

Portrayed by Nilbio Torres (as a young shaman) and Antonio Bolívar (as an elder shaman) . The screenplay was inspired by the real-life travel

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The critically acclaimed feature film (released internationally as Embrace of the Serpent ) is a 2015 adventure drama directed by Ciro Guerra . Set deep within the Colombian Amazon, it follows two parallel journeys thirty years apart, both centered on the relationship between an indigenous shaman named Karamakate and two Western scientists searching for the rare, sacred plant yakruna . Feature Overview Director: Ciro Guerra Release Year: 2015