"Big River Man" is the story of Martin Streal, the four-time world record holding endurance swimmer, and his insane attempt to be first person to swim the world's most hostile and dangerous river, the mighty Amazon.
Part world class sporting event, part circus sideshow, we follow the eccentric and celebrated Slovenian Strel 3,375 miles over 66 days on history's longest and most perilous swim.
Overweight, a heavy drinker, and pushing 53 years old, Strel is an unlikely superman. His hand-picked crew of faith healers, outsiders and drunks watch him battle his many demons as he swims day after day, mile after mile, drawing mostly on sheer will power, and going slowly more and more mad. Framed by the crisis ridden, spectacular Amazonian Rain Forest, Big River Man is a hilarious and psychological thrill ride that simultaneously surprises and enlightens.
| Directed by | John Maringouin |