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The Last Shaman
Description
James is an all American boy whose promising life is brought to a halt by acute depression. Turning his back on the most progressive western treatments and medicines, James discovers ayahuasca in search of healing in the Peruvian jungle. Over the course of 10 months venturing from Shaman to Shaman, James finds friendship, answers and a kind of redemption hidden deep in the Peruvian amazon.
James is an all American boy whose promising life is brought to a halt by acute depression. Turning his back on the most progressive western treatments and medicines, James discovers ayahuasca in search of healing in the Peruvian jungle. Over the course of 10 months venturing from Shaman to Shaman, James finds friendship, answers and a kind of redemption hidden deep in the Peruvian amazon.
Actors:
James Freeman
James Freeman
Genre:
Drama, Adventure, Documentary
Director:
Raz Degan
Country:
United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Peru, Israel
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May 05, 2017
This could have been a great film if Degan had focused on that dichotomy and not just served up propaganda targeted at the credulous seeker.
May 16, 2017
Often suffers from hazy storytelling, but its real difficulty for many viewers will be its protagonist, who isn't the most sympathetic proxy for Americans curious about the plant extract's suitability to treat depression.
May 12, 2017
The Last Shaman falls victim to its own ambition, providing merely a brief introduction to the complex topics ... wrapped up in its subject's intriguing quest.
May 11, 2017
Absurdly self-indulgent, sophomoric look at an American youth trying to save his tortured soul in the Third World.
May 22, 2017
a fascinating and sometimes terrifying introduction to ayahuasca.
May 11, 2017
It's possible to have doubts about ayahuasca (which, we learn, has been increasingly commercialized) and still find Mr. Freeman's resolve uplifting.
May 11, 2017
Tragic hipster indulges in the tribal Amazonian divine. Credulous, sophomoric garbage full of the slick salesmanship of a vaguely spiritual sneaker commercial.
May 17, 2017
You don't actually have to sample Ayahuasca, "the worst thing I've ever tasted," to smell the BS in this indulgent, unscientific quest for the latest fad cure
May 11, 2017
At once superficial and overblown, this documentary also often feels downright phony ...
