Rotten Tomatoes® Score
96%
85%
Release Date: February 19, 2016 (limited)
On DVD/VOD: June 21, 2016
2h 5m | Action, Adventure, Drama
Over the course of 30 years, between 1909 and 1940, this Oscar-nominated drama from Colombia follows Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, as he works with two scientists to search for the rare healing plant yakruna.
Loosely based on the diaries of German scientist Theodor Koch-Grunberg and American scientist Richard Evans Schultes.
Director: | Ciro Guerra |
Studio: | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
Producer(s): | Cristina Gallego |
Cast: | Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis, Nicolás Cancino, Luigi Sciamanna, Yauenkü Migue |
Writer(s): | Ciro Guerra, Theodor Koch-Grunberg |