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The Serpent and the Rainbow
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A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
Haiti's sun-drenched, feverish streets pull you into a terrifying collision of scientific skepticism and ancient voodoo rituals. This hallucinatory nightmare forces a rational researcher to confront the visceral reality of living corpses and blood magic.
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Wes Craven
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Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts, Badja Djola, Theresa Merritt, Michael Gough, Paul Guilfoyle
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
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Director
Wes Craven
Cast
Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts, Badja Djola, Theresa Merritt, Michael Gough, Paul Guilfoyle
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