Jungle (2017 film)

Jungle
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGreg McLean
Screenplay byJustin Monjo
Based onJungle
by Yossi Ghinsberg
Produced byTodd Fellman
Mike Gabrawy
Gary Hamilton
Mark Lazarus
Dana Lustig
Greg McLean
StarringDaniel Radcliffe
Alex Russell
Thomas Kretschmann
Yasmin Kassim
Joel Jackson
Jacek Koman
CinematographyStefan Duscio
Edited bySean Lahiff
Music byJohnny Klimek
Production
companies
Babber Films
Cutting Edge Group
Screen Australia
Screen Queensland
Distributed byUmbrella Entertainment (Australia)
Cinecolor Films (Colombia)
Release dates
  • 3 August 2017 (2017-08-03) (MIFF)
  • 9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) (Australia)
  • 31 May 2018 (2018-05-31) (Colombia)
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesAustralia
Colombia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.9 million

Jungle is a 2017 biographical survival drama film, based on the true story of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg's 1981 journey into the Amazon rainforest. Directed by Greg McLean and written by Justin Monjo, the film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Ghinsberg, with Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Yasmin Kassim, Joel Jackson, and Jacek Koman in supporting roles.

It was filmed in Mount Tamborine on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.