Jungle (2017 film)

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Jungle
Jungle2017poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Greg McLean
Produced by Todd Fellman
Mike Gabrawy
Gary Hamilton
Mark Lazarus
Dana Lustig
Greg McLean
Screenplay by Justin Monjo
Based on Jungle
by Yossi Ghinsberg
Starring Daniel Radcliffe
Alex Russell
Thomas Kretschmann
Yasmin Kassim
Joel Jackson
Jacek Koman
Music by Johnny Klimek
Cinematography Stefan Duscio
Edited by Sean Lahiff
Production
company
Babber Films
Cutting Edge Group
Screen Australia
Screen Queensland
Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment
Release date
3 August 2017 (MIFF)
9 November 2017 (Australia)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
Country Australia
Colombia
Language English
Box office $1.2 million[2]
Jungle is a 2017 Australian 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. It was released in
Australia on 9 November 2017, by Umbrella Entertainment.

Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
4.1 Reception
4.2 Accolades
5 References
6 External links
Plot
In early 1980s, an Israeli adventurer named Yossi Ghinsberg travels to Bolivia
planning to journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest. There, he meets Markus
Stamm, a Swiss school teacher, and his friend, Kevin Gale, an American hiker and
avid photographer. The three are staying in La Paz,