Jairo, who was born without nipples, is isolated from both the customs of his people and social norms. Distanced from the customs of his people, he explores in the city a male ideal to belong to.

1909年，一个德国探险家在亚马逊丛林中罹患怪病，求助于族人几乎被屠戮殆尽的巫医，他们沿河蜿蜒而上，试图寻找失散的族人和能治病的神秘植物；1941年，一位美国探险家也踏上雨林土地，偕一位当地老者回溯足迹，雨林中沉睡的记忆逐渐被唤醒，过往留下的疯狂与灾难亦如热带植物般滋长，蔓生成更扭曲的疮疤......
根据人物原型在亚马逊流域探险日记而写成的《蛇之拥抱》，是年轻哥伦比亚导演希罗·盖拉写给南美大陆的黑白影像诗，获得戛纳电影节导演双周单元大奖，更代表哥伦比亚角逐奥斯卡最佳外语片。