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After the incredible success of Tribe explorer Bruce Parry embarks on an epic journey down the Amazon – the world’s greatest river – which follows a route through the Earth’s largest forest, has the most bio-diverse habitat on the planet and is home to some of the most remote tribes on Earth. It's an amazing enterprise, as Parry travels over 6,000 kms from the mountain source of the river to the beach where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean. Every step of the journey uncovers an amazing story as he meets the tribesmen, coca growers, loggers, ranchers, millionaires and illegal miners of the region.
Whether travelling with llama herders, playing football in drag at Carnival, imbibing hallucinogens with a shaman, riding a wild horse at a rodeo or sleeping on a hammock high in the canopy of the forest, Parry’s efforts are boundless and his enthusiasm is infectious. The Amazon that he discovers is a beautiful region full of fascinating people, but in helping to harvest coca, joining a gold rush and meeting those forcibly evicted by logging gangs, he also experiences the danger and lawlessness of much of the area, the desperate plight of some tribes and the precarious state of the forests known as the Earth’s lungs.
Whether travelling with llama herders, playing football in drag at Carnival, imbibing hallucinogens with a shaman, riding a wild horse at a rodeo or sleeping on a hammock high in the canopy of the forest, Parry’s efforts are boundless and his enthusiasm is infectious. The Amazon that he discovers is a beautiful region full of fascinating people, but in helping to harvest coca, joining a gold rush and meeting those forcibly evicted by logging gangs, he also experiences the danger and lawlessness of much of the area, the desperate plight of some tribes and the precarious state of the forests known as the Earth’s lungs.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
top dvd - on a top site...,
By H. Beentje "Henk Beentje" (Kew, England) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Amazon [DVD] (DVD)
Sorry about the title, couldn't resist it; but it makes sense to buy this dvd on Amazon, cheaper than on the BBC site even.
This was an excellent series on TV, and it is good to have it on DVD. In a series of instalments Parry takes us down the mighty river, from the tiny trickle up a volcano at Nevado Mismi, down to the Atlantic Ocean. While we get a lot of nature, the main thing - as always with Parry - is/are the people living on the river and interacting with it. These vary from Indians slowly changing from their habitat and habits to loggers and miners, and Parry lives with each group for a while and takes part in their daily lives. The great thing about Parry is that he is a genuinely nice guy who is seriously interested in all that goes on, and his enthousiasm is contagious without becoming tiresome. He manages a real rapport with the people he lives with (briefly, but still!), and that includes loggers and miners, not people I thought I would greatly care about. I pay tribute to Parry for making me like those loggers - no mean feat. But the best (and sometimes saddest) parts are those with the original Indian inhabitants, some of which we see hanging on to their old ways, but starting to suffer from outside influences; like the fever the child of some of Parry's friends is suffering from. I would have liked to hear how that story ended. There are also scenes in large nature areas, run by the Government in collaboration with local people, as long as the locals adhere to a set of rules to ensure sustainability. Parry first shows us a group already on the Reserve, and then another group who wants to become part of the scheme too, but is still into illegal fishing, just to survive. Again, Parry manages to make you feel sympathy even for the people who are spoiling their own environment. He is very good, you can tell he really cares about what he is telling us about , and this is an excellent DVD!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful multiple view on the life in the Amazon,
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This review is from: Amazon [DVD] (DVD)
Bruce Parry gives you a beautiful look on the Amazon with a clear message; 'we'll need to protect the Amazon for all humanity'. Bruce Parry meets different kind of people during his trip from the source of the Amazon until the Atlanic Ocean. He speaks with the people who live in and work in the Amazon; the Indiantribes to the woodindustry and cocaplants. Trying to understand the lives from their point of view without judging them.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazon - Amazing,
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This review is from: Amazon [DVD] (DVD)
Informative and unsentimental. Bruce's passion for his subject informed the series and made it compulsive and addictive viewing. It would be difficult to remain unmoved by the plight of the Rainforest after watching this series yet impossible not to feel sympathy for all parties. Bruce gives a balanced picture yet leads viewers to one compelling conclusion - THE RAINFOREST IS NECESSARY TO US ALL.
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