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The Black Snake

The Black Snake

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The Black Snake

2026

1h 25m

6.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

After years of absence, Ciro returns home to his mother's bedside. In the Colombian desert of Tatacoa, he meets those he fled and confronts the last guardians of a territory as fragile as it is enchanting.

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Production Companies

Dublin Films

Vulcana Cinema

Laima Producciones

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alexis Lozano Tafur

Ciro

Miguel Ángel Viera

Alirio

Angela Rodriguez

Angela Rodriguez

Ana

Laura Valentina Quintero

Little Lucía

Virgelina Gil Saénz

Lucía

Santiago Porras

Ana's boyfriend

Laura Rodríguez

Laura Rodríguez

Astronomer

Jonathan Mortenson

Astronomer

Bartek Brzozowski

Astronomer

Joseph Fuzessy

Astronomer's voice

Creative team

Directed by: Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux
Written by: Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux
Produced by: David Hurst

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