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When Marcus, the Swiss mystic, Kevin, the well-intentioned American photographer and Yossi, the Israeli adventurer, agree to accompany Karl, the shady Austrian geologist, to Indian villages deep in the South American rainforest, the three backpackers think they are embarking on a dream adventure.

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Days into the journey the foursome begins to unravel under the duress of traveling through the dense undergrowth. Yossi soon finds himself alone, knifeless, gunless, and with few survival skills, in the heart of the Amazonian rainforest.

What follows is his tale of fortitude and physical endurance in one of the most dangerous and unpredictable landscapes on the planet. Jungle is the incredible true story of Yossi Ghinsberg's triumph over the most adverse and frightening of circumstances.

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