Big River Man

Name: Big River Man
Director: John Maringouin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-01-16
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Matthew Mohlke, Borut Strel, Martin Strel, 68

IMDb link: 0956101
IMDb rating: 7.3 (1,663 votes)
Genres: Documentary
Director: John Maringouin
Cast: Matthew Mohlke, Borut Strel, Martin Strel, 68 and others

Release date: 16 Jan 2009
Release year: 2009
Runtime: 100 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: river, slovenia, amazon river, brazil, snorricam, floating corpse, water pollution, obsession, night swimming, insanity

Plot:

The film follows Slovenian endurance swimmer Martin Strel as he attempts the longest and most dangerous swim in history -- to swim the Amazon river. Accompanied by raconteur director John Maringouin, his worried son Borut and thoreauvian river guide Matthew Mohlke, Strel battles crocodiles, deadly parasites, piranhas and finally himself in the 3300 mile swim.

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