Student activists confront a brutal, isolated tribe in the Amazon, facing a grim fight for survival.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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Extreme gore, which is more than most R titles carry. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.
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A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, once they arrive in this vast green landscape, they soon discover that they are not alone… and that no good deed goes unpunished.
No. Brace yourself.
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