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Into the Okavango

2018 · 94 min

A sweeping, earnest nature documentary that immerses you in wild landscapes and the quiet urgency of conservation.

Directed by: Neil Gelinas
Genres: Documentary, Tv movie
Starring: Steve Boyes

Overview: A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic, four-month expedition across three countries, through unexplored and dangerous landscapes, in order to save the Okavango Delta, one of our planet's last pristine wildernesses.

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Directed by: Neil Gelinas
Genres: Documentary, Tv movie
Starring: Steve Boyes

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: nature
environment
survival
exploration
healing
Places: wilderness
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary, tv movie
Directed by: Neil Gelinas
Written by: Neil Gelinas, Brian Newell
Starring: Steve Boyes
Music: Sven Faulconer
Cinematography: Neil Gelinas, Roger Horrocks
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Angola, Botswana, United States of America, Namibia, South Africa
Languages: English

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