Jungle Child (2011) Dschungelkind
Dschungelkind (2011)
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280x544 | x264 @ 3166 Kbps | 131 min | 4,39 Gb
Audio: German DTS 5.1 @ 1510 Kbps | Subs: English (srt), German HoH (idx/sub)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280x544 | x264 @ 3166 Kbps | 131 min | 4,39 Gb
Audio: German DTS 5.1 @ 1510 Kbps | Subs: English (srt), German HoH (idx/sub)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Director: Roland Suso Richter
Starring: Stella Kunkat, Thomas Kretschmann, Nadja Uhl, Sina Tkotsch, John Keogh, Isolde Barth
A family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.
The eight years old girl Sabine arrives at the Indonesian island of West-Papua, together with her parents and 2 siblings. A linguistic research mission brought her family to the jungle of the Fayu. It is the beginning of a great adventure and soon Sabine finds her new home. Far off the western civilization, she grows up as a child of the jungle, but the untouched wilderness holds dangers of its own. The close friendship between Sabine and Auri, a boy of an enemy tribe, almost puts her and her family between the two waring factions. The friendship prevails and turns into an intense bond over the years, until the 16 year old Sabine returns to Germany, a home as alien to her as the rainforest of the Fayu to us.
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I read the original book "Dschungelkind" some years ago and was simply amazed. Despite simple language the perceptible clash of cultures described with so much feeling was astonishing. This film does not entirely reach up to the book, but still catches one's heart and depicts the life of Sabine Kuegler very believably.
Always keeping in mind this is an entirely true story with nothing made up, this biography makes one really think about how life could have been different and what perfect world means for yourself.
Overall I can strongly recommend this film although reading the book before watching this film is probably the better order since this is even more thought-provoking.
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Jungle Child (2011) Dschungelkind
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