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Amazon (2008)

Amazon poster
Original title
Amazon with Bruce Parry
Genre
documentary film, documentary television program
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Bruce Parry, a former Royal Marine, travels over 6000 kilometers down the Amazon River. He visits various groups including indigenous peoples, coca farmers, loggers, and illegal miners.

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What happens

Amazon (also known as Amazon with Bruce Parry) is a BBC documentary television series co-produced by Endeavour Productions and Indus Films, and hosted by Bruce Parry. In the series, Parry—a former British Royal Marine—travels more than 6,000 km down the Amazon River by boat, light aircraft, and on foot. Over the course of six episodes, he meets and lives with indigenous peoples, coca farmers, loggers, and illegal miners. The series was released on a two-disc DVD set on 3 November 2008. A book to accompany the series was also published. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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