Embrace Of The Serpent (2015)
The story of the relationship between an Amazonian shaman and two scientists who, decades apart, search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)
Quetzalcoatl moves to New York City and takes up residence atop the Chrysler Building.
The Serpent (2006)
A blackmailer with a personal agenda resorts to murder.
The Serpent's Skin (2025)
A young woman leaves her transphobic small-town, and develops a romance with tattoo artist Gen with whom she shares a paranormal connection. But their deep-rooted insecurities unknowingly release a demon, which possesses one of their ex-lovers and begins feeding on their friends by sucking out their lifeforce.
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