Embrace of the Serpent_
Original: El abrazo de la serpiente
"A poetic and haunting journey into a lost world."
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.
Starring
Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolívar, Jan Bijvoet
Box Office
$1.3M
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Box office
Embrace of the Serpent earned $1.3M against a $1.4M budget.
Year context
Embrace of the Serpent was released 11 years ago in 2015.
Embrace of the Serpent is a Drama, Adventure film with a runtime of 2h 5m.
CAST (9)
Nilbio Torres
Karamakate (Young)
Antonio Bolívar
Karamakate (Old)
Jan Bijvoet
Theodor Koch-Grunberg
Brionne Davis
Richard Evans Schultes
YM
Yauenkü Miguee
Manduca
Luigi Sciamanna
The Missionary
NC
Nicolás Cancino
The Messiah
PD
Pediwake Daniel Martínez
Santiago
JS
José Sabogal
The Rubber Trapper
BOX OFFICE
$1.4M
Budget
$1.3M
Revenue
-6%
ROI
BREAK EVEN
Verdict
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Embrace of the Serpent about?
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.
How long is Embrace of the Serpent?
Embrace of the Serpent has a runtime of 125 minutes (2h 5m).
Who stars in Embrace of the Serpent?
The cast of Embrace of the Serpent includes Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolívar, Jan Bijvoet, Brionne Davis, Yauenkü Miguee.
How much did Embrace of the Serpent make at the box office?
Embrace of the Serpent earned $1,320,005 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $1,400,000.
What is the rating of Embrace of the Serpent?
Embrace of the Serpent has a rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on 493 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Adventure