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Big River Man is a film of genre Documentary released in USA on 15 january 2009

Big River Man (2009)

Big River Man
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Released in USA 15 january 2009
Length 1h40
Rating72% 3.6413153.6413153.6413153.6413153.641315

Big River Man is a 2009 documentary film directed by John Maringouin. It follows the Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel as he swims the entire 3,300 mile length of the Amazon River, between February and April 2007.

The film was nominated for the grand Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won the Excellence in Cinematography Award (Maringouin also shot the film). It is being distributed by Revolver Entertainment and the Discovery Channel.
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