Big River Man (2009)

Directed by

John Maringouin

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Slovenian long-distance swimmer attempts to swim the entire length of the Amazon River. The film follows his grueling journey over two months.

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What happens

Big River Man is a 2009 documentary film directed by John Maringouin. It follows the Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel as he swims the entire 3,300 mile length of the Amazon River, between February and April 2007. "The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, won the World Cinema Excellence in Cinematography Award, and won the Lancia Award at the 6th Biografilm Festival in Bologna, Italy." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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