Jungle
Jungle is a 2017 biographical survival drama film, based on the true story of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg's 1981 journey into the Amazon rainforest. Directed by Greg McLean and written by Justin Monjo, the film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Ghinsberg, with Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Yasmin Kassim, Joel Jackson, and Jacek Koman in supporting roles.
Plot
In the early 1980s, an Israeli adventurer named Yossi Ghinsberg travels to Bolivia planning to journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest. There, he meets Marcus Stamm, a Swiss school teacher, and Stamm's friend Kevin Gale, an American hiker and avid photographer. The three are staying in La Paz, at an Israeli community hostel. Yossi is out in the market one day where a stranger asks if he is an American; Yossi replies ”no”.
More details
| author | Justin Monjo |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Amazon rainforest South America |
| director | Greg McLean |
| editor | Sean Lahiff |
| events | Survival Yossi Ghinsberg |
| genre | action adventure drama |
| keywords | bolivia build dedicate explore fear of water gather hunt la paz lose meet morning plan rescue river rurrenabaque school teacher survival training toromona train uncharted walk want |
| musicBy | Johnny Klimek |
| nomination | AACTA Award for Best Cinematography |
| producer | Dana Lustig Gary Hamilton Greg McLean Mark Lazarus Mike Gabrawy Todd Fellman |
| productionCompany | Screen Australia |
| publisher | Umbrella Entertainment |
| theme | biographical drama survival |