Amazon IMAX

The Amazon is the mightiest river in the world, the lifeblood for whole civilizations and home to more than 5,000 different species of fish and more than 60,000 different species of plants that live on its banks. AMAZON will take audiences on a journey of discovery through the rivers wonders, inhabitants and remarkable healing powers. In addition to being a journey of discover, AMAZON is also a captivating story of two medicine men, from vastly different worlds, who share a common quest. The film follows tribal shaman Julio Mamani and American ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin on their search for the medicinal qualities of native plants. Here, Western medical science meets the myth and magic of Indian shamanism, a very real collaboration that may bring cures to diseases not yet conquered.

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