Jungle (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Jungle |
| Original title | Jungle |
| Country of production | Australia |
| original language | English , German , Spanish |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Greg McLean |
| script | Justin Monjo |
| production |
Todd Fellman , Mike Gabrawy , Gary Hamilton , Dana Lustig , Greg McLean |
| music | Johnny Klimek |
| camera | Stefan Duscio |
| cut | Sean Lahiff |
| occupation | |
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Jungle is a biographical survival drama filmed in Australia in 2017 . Directed by Greg McLean and written by Justin Monjo . The movie stars are Daniel Radcliffe , Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann , Yasmin Kassim, Joel Jackson and Jacek Koman . The film was released by Umbrella Entertainment on November 9, 2017.
action
To lead a conventional life and to bow to his father's desire to study law, Yossi Ghinsberg does not yet feel up to it . Instead, the Israeli adventurer sets out on a trip to Latin America in the early 80s . In 1981 he first made friends with Marcus Stamm, a Swiss teacher, in Colombia. In Bolivia, the two unexpectedly meet Marcus' friend Kevin Gale, an American nature photographer, and travel with him from now on. In La Paz , where one of the three has an apartment, Yossi gets to know the Austrian Karl Ruprecht, who speaks to him on the street and subsequently engages in a conversation. The dropout and alleged geologist Ruprecht can persuade Yossi, and then also Marcus and Kevin, to go on a jungle trip, where the three of them should get to know an indigenous tribe that has been living untouched by civilization and where there should be larger gold deposits. After Karl had selected supplies and equipment in a shop, Karl, to their amazement, had the other three travelers pay the entire bill.
The trip through the untouched wilderness initially fulfills the hopes of the young men for a unique, enriching experience. When the groceries are running low and Marcus can hardly keep up with sore feet, the men's still “young” friendship is put to the test. First, you decide to return to civilization together on a raft built on site. However, after a disagreement between Karl and Kevin during the first part of the raft trip, the group separates. Yossi and Kevin want to reach their destination by continuing on the raft, while Marcus, whose condition of his feet has improved significantly in the meantime, and Karl continue the journey on foot and want to reach a settlement within three days' march. People want to meet again in La Paz.
The raft of Yossi and Kevin then capsizes in rapids and the two are separated from each other. While Kevin was found by fishermen a few days later and brought to the next town, Rurrenabaque , Yossi began a three-week struggle for survival around 190 km upstream. A settlement near the river that Karl has drawn on a map turns out to be deserted. Alone Yossi is exposed to the dangers of the South American jungle, survival seems impossible. Kevin, however, does not want to give up his friend and first searches for Yossi by plane and then by boat together with a local fisherman, until he is ultimately found completely exhausted but alive by the two of them on the river bank.
In the credits of the film it is reported that Karl was wanted by the police and had already encouraged backpackers to tour the rainforest several times in the past. The indigenous tribe described by Karl does not exist. Marcus and Karl never arrived in La Paz and their whereabouts after the separation from Yossi and Kevin is still unclear.
background
The film is based on the actual fate of the Swiss teacher Markus Stamm (in the film: Marcus), who disappeared in the jungle in Bolivia in the 1980s and has since been considered lost.
production
Daniel Radcliffe joined the film on February 10, 2016 . On March 21, 2016, Thomas Kretschmann and Alex Russell joined the cast of the film. Filming began on March 19, 2016 and ended on April 13, 2016.
reception
publication
The film premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 3, 2017. In Australia, it was released on November 9, 2017 by Umbrella Entertainment.
Reviews
The Rotten Tomatoes website had a 54 percent rating, based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6 / 10. On Metacritic , the film has a rating of 48 out of 100, based on 14 reviews, indicating “mixed or average ratings”.
Written for The AV Club , Alex McLevy gave the film a B-, praising Radcliffe's commitment to acting and the shock of some scenes, but wrote, “Unfortunately the film can't resist leaning into the melodrama of the situation too often. Instead of letting the power come from the raw intensity of what happened. Occasionally Ghinsberg's trip turns into a Hollywood spectacle, which makes the unbelievable a little less. ”Dread Dread Central's Jonathan Barkan gave the film a 4.5 out of 5, saying it was“ without a doubt the most exciting, refreshing and inspiring Movie I saw this year ”.
Gross profit
The film grossed around 1.9 million US dollars worldwide.
Web links
- Jungle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jungle at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Jungle . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ What happened in the jungle back then? Tagesanzeiger.ch, accessed on December 12, 2019
- ↑ Patrick Frater: Daniel Radcliffe-Starrer 'Jungle' to Shoot in Australia . Variety. February 10, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ↑ Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell Join Daniel Radcliffe in the thriller 'Jungle' . Hollywood Reporter. March 21, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ Filming Wraps in Colombia on Adventure Drama Jungle, Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Supported by Law 1556 . Locationcolombia.com. June 3, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ↑ Zack Sharf: 'Jungle' Trailer: Daniel Radcliffe Gets Sent to Wilderness Hell . IndieWire. June 14, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ Daniel Radcliffe survival thriller Jungle coming to cinemas in November . Flicks.com.au. October 18, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ↑ Jungle (2017) . Rotten tomatoes. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ Jungle Reviews . Metacritic. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ↑ Alex McLevy: Jungle dug Daniel Radcliffe against nature with one of the biggest scenes of the year . The AV Club. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Jungle Telluride Horror Show Review: An Exhilarating, Tension-Fueled Tale of Survival (en-US) . In: Dread Central , October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ↑ Jungle. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .