Welcome to the jungle, Daniel Radcliffe.
Directed by Greg Mclean (Wolf Creek), Jungle stars Radcliffe as real-life adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg. In 1981, Ghinsberg traveled into uncharted territory in the Amazon forest and wound up stranded there for three weeks.
The film is based on Ghinsberg's 2005 memoir, so no points for guessing if he survives. This is one of those movies that's all about the journey, and Ghinsberg's trip looks like a particularly harrowing one.
In the trailer alone, Radcliffe's Ghinsberg encounters shady characters, dangerous currents, and terrifying wild animals, and dangerous currents. Voldemort himself would be impressed at the level of torment visited upon the former Harry Potter.
Jungle has its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 3. No theatrical release date has been announced yet.
