Yes, the movie Jungle (2017) is based on a true story. It tells the harrowing tale of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg, who got lost in the Amazon rainforest for three weeks in 1981.
What is the true story behind the movie Jungle (2017)?
Jungle is based on the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg, an Israeli adventurer who traveled to Bolivia in the early 1980s with two friends, Kevin Gale and Marcus Stamm. The three men met in La Paz and decided to explore the Amazon rainforest together.
After traveling downstream on the Tuichi river, the group split up. Yossi and Kevin continued on their journey while Marcus decided to stay behind and build a raft. Yossi and Kevin encountered a man named Karl Ruprechter, who claimed to be a Swiss geologist and offered to lead them to an unexplored area of the jungle.
However, Karl was not a geologist and instead had sinister intentions. He led Yossi and Kevin deep into the jungle, where they became lost and began to run out of food and supplies. After weeks of wandering through the dense rainforest, Yossi was eventually separated from Kevin and left alone to survive on his own.
Yossi managed to survive for three weeks in the jungle, enduring hunger, thirst, and injury. He was eventually rescued by a group of local tribesmen who led him to safety.
Jungle the movie portrays the harrowing journey of Yossi Ghinsberg, who overcame extreme adversity and survived against all odds in the Amazon rainforest.
Are there any books about the true story behind the movie Jungle (2017)?
Yes, the movie Jungle (2017) is based on the book “Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon” by Yossi Ghinsberg.
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