The science of botany provides fertile ground for Guillermo Quintero’s documentary Homo Botanicus – a well-paced and intimate portrayal of a botanist and his apprentice as they venture into the Amazonian jungle.
In Homo Botanicus, director Guillermo Quintero takes a romantic approach towards botany, a profession as ancient as the plants it studies. Here we meet Julio Betancur, a recognised botanist who has dedicated over 27 years of his life to studying, collecting and protecting the many species of plants he has found in Colombia.
