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Film · 2017

Jungle

Directed by Greg Mclean · starring Joey Vieira, Daniel Radcliffe and Thomas Kretschmann

  • 1 h 55 min
  • 15
  • Adventure · Thriller
  • Australia
  • Released in the UK 19 October 2017
  • 4.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 4.7 Users3 votes
  • 4.5 Critics2 reviews
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Synopsis

Yossi Ghinsberg, is a young adventurer who wants to disconnect from his routine life and live an extrodinarious adventure. Along with several of his friends, Yossi organizes an expedition into the Amazon jungle in search of some ancient Indian ruins, but things will not go as they expect. Yossi and his friends decide to hire Karl, a fraudulent guide that leaves them left to their luck in the middle of the Amazon. But their problems will not end there. Yossi will suffer an accident that will make him separate from the rest of his friends and have to face the dangers of the jungle alone, facing many threats and challenges, turning his adventure into an authentic psychological ordeal. Starring Daniel Radcliffe and directed by Greg McLean, 'Jungle' tells the extraordinary true story of the explorer Yossi Ghinsberg based on his own memories.

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The essentials

Runtime
115 min1 hour and 55 minutes
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Jungle?
1 hour and 55 minutes (115 minutes).
When was Jungle released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 19 October 2017.
Who directed Jungle?
Greg Mclean.
Who is in Jungle?
It stars Joey Vieira, Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann and Alex Russell.
Where can I watch Jungle?
In the UK it is available free on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (12)
Director
Greg Mclean
Producers
Greg Mclean, Ying Ye
Cinematography
Stefan Duscio

Videos and trailers

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Trailer 'Jungle' 2:176 October 2017

Reviews

All 4 reviews
4.7 3 votes

What the critics say average 4.5 from 2 outlets

  • 5.0 VarietyGuy Lodge McLean has picked an opportune moment to demonstrate his skills outside the bloodiest horror wheelhouse. Job done. Read
  • 4.0 The GuardianLuke Buckmaster Jungle is perhaps best appreciated as a paean to the will to survive ? although that message, like much of the film, feels contrived. Read
  • Screen DailySarah Ward Inspiring survivalist dramatisations and pulpy genre thrills make for predictably awkward bedfellows, though Jungle brings enough spirit to each to remain engaging enough Read

Soundtrack

All 9 songs
  1. PretendBrenda Lee Spotify
  2. Carmen Suite No. 2Arranged Ernest Guiraud, Seiji Ozawa Spotify
  3. Piano Sonata no. II in A major, K.331Andrei Gavrilov Spotify
  4. Stars of fireAdrian Quisbert Villanueva

Trivia

  • Harry Potter

    Adrian Rawlins, who played the role of Karl Ruprechter in the episode Escape From The Amazon about this event on I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005), also played James Potter in the Harry Potter series. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Yossi Ghinsberg in this movie, played his son Harry Potter.

  • Bassed on the memoirs of Yossin Ghisberg

    Based on the memoir: 'Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival' written by Yossi Ghinsberg.

  • Rodaje

    Jungle scenes were filmed at Bonogin Valley, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in April 2016.

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