Der Schamane und die Schlange

Shrewd at tweaking the clichés of colonial fantasy, Embrace Of The Serpent is ultimately an academic exercise, full of stand-ins and signifiers...

...casts a fever-dream spell that feels completely original. And while its strange rhythms may not be for everyone, it does provide something unusual in today’s movies: a truly original experience for the mind and the soul.

...Guerra’s haunting and beautifully shot film transports us into the realm of the mystical and surreal.

...what a gripping and absorbing piece of work.

...intelligent and sensitive and assembled with a great care, and worth watching just for its images of the jungle...