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Jungle

2017 · 115 min

A grueling, immersive descent into isolation and physical decay that keeps you tense and unsettled throughout.

Directed by: Greg McLean
Genres: Adventure, Thriller
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann

Tagline: Nature has only one law - Survival.
Overview: In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.

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Directed by: Greg McLean
Genres: Adventure, Thriller
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
obsession
betrayal
trauma
Places: wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: adventure, thriller
Directed by: Greg McLean
Written by: Justin Monjo
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Joel Jackson, Yasmin Kassim, Luis Jose Lopez, Lily Sullivan, Jacek Koman
Music: Johnny Klimek
Cinematography: Stefan Duscio
Runtime: 115 min
Country: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English, German, Hebrew, Spanish

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