Four friends plunge into the Bolivian Amazon, facing the wilderness and human nature in a bleak fight for survival.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on a book.
Streaming on Starz, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), YouTube (free), Plex (free) and 1 more.
No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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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.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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