Lost in the Jungle TRUE STORY [ENGLISH TALK OVER]

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This 2025 documentary, directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, and Juan Camilo Cruz, recounts the true story of four Indigenous siblings who survived 40 days in the Colombian rainforest after a small plane crash on May 1, 2023, killed their mother and three others. The film provides exclusive accounts from the children—ages 13, 9, 5, and 11 months—and the rescuers involved in Operation Hope, a collaborative effort between Colombian military special forces and Indigenous trackers using traditional knowledge to navigate the dense Amazon terrain. It incorporates actual footage, reenactments, and animation to depict the siblings' ordeal, the search challenges, and the historical tensions between Indigenous communities and the military, premiering at the Telluride Film Festival before airing on National Geographic.

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