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Embrace of the Serpent
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
14th annual New Asia Cinema presents Global Indigenous Visions: Please join us Wednesday, November 28th for the screening of Embrace of the Serpent (El Abrazo de la Serpiente).
Filmed in the Amazon region of Colombia, Embrace of the Serpent tells the story of a shaman and last survivor of his tribe (played by indigenous actors Nilbio Torres and Antonio Bolivar at different stages of the character’s life), who makes two expeditions to find a sacred plant, accompanied by, respectively, a German ethnographer and an American botanist, both modeled on historical figures. This acclaimed 2015 film, a co-production of Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina, was written and directed by Ciro Guerra. The dialogue features multiple indigenous languages including Cubeo, Huitoto, Ticuna, and Wanano, as well as Spanish, Portuguese, German, Catalan, Latin, and English, with English subtitles. Running time is 125 minutes.
"Charting two parallel journeys deep into the Amazon..., this bifurcated narrative delivers a fairly comprehensive critique of the destruction of indigenous cultures at the hands of white invaders" -Justin Chang, Variety
"A visually mesmerizing exploration of man, nature and the destructive powers of colonialism" -Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter