La Serpiente - El Abrazo De

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

Played by Brionne Davis, an American botanist retracing Theo's steps decades later . Critical Reception and Recognition 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

Primarily shot in striking black and white to capture the haunting beauty of the rainforest . El Abrazo de la Serpiente

Decolonial encounters in Ciro Guerra’s El abrazo de la serpiente