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Ayahuasca Now

2024

A sober, intimate documentary that follows traumatized veterans into the jungle, offering a slow, hopeful look at pain and healing.

Directed by
Carlos B. Cejas
Genres
Documentary
Overview
After many years of life marked by PTSD, men and women veterans of the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq travel to the Peruvian Amazon to participate in shamanic ceremonies to heal their traumas.

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Directed by
Carlos B. Cejas
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • healing
  • war
  • isolation
  • faith
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Carlos B. Cejas
Written by
Carlos B. Cejas
Music
Juan Luqui, Gustavo Santaolalla
Cinematography
Carlos B. Cejas
Country
Argentina, United States of America
Languages
English

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