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Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus

Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus

20136.01h 39m

Overview

Jamie is a boorish, insensitive American twentysomething traveling in Chile, who somehow manages to create chaos at every turn. He and his friends are planning on taking a road trip north to experience a legendary shamanistic hallucinogen called the San Pedro cactus. In a fit of drunkenness at a wild party, Jamie invites an eccentric woman—a radical spirit named Crystal Fairy—to come along.

Directed by Sebastián Silva
Written by Sebastián Silva
Produced by Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín
Box Office0Revenue: $224K

Top Cast

Michael Cera

Michael Cera

Jamie

Gaby Hoffmann

Gaby Hoffmann

Crystal Fairy

Juan Andrés Silva

Juan Andrés Silva

Champa

J

José Miguel Silva

Lel

Agustín Silva

Agustín Silva

Pilo

Sebastián Silva

Sebastián Silva

Lobo

M

Manuela Baldovino

The Girl Who Is High on Life

Gepe

Gepe

Gepe

E

Esteban Carreno

Botota

Juan Carlos Lara

Hanna

Themes & Keywords

hallucinogennew agechile

About Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus

Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus is a comedy, adventure, drama, romance film released in 2013 exploring themes of hallucinogen, new age, chile. Directed by Sebastián Silva, it stars Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, Juan Andrés Silva. Jamie is a boorish, insensitive American twentysomething traveling in Chile, who somehow manages to create chaos at every turn. He and his friends are planning on taking a road trip north to experience a legendary shamanistic hallucinogen called the San Pedro cactus. In a fit of drunkenness at a wild party, Jamie invites an eccentric woman—a radical spirit named Crystal Fairy—to come along.

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