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Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

IMDb 6.7 · Rotten Tomatoes 78% · Metacritic 63

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In 1955, Tobias Schneebaum disappeared into the depths of the Peruvian Amazon. He had no guide, no map, and only the vaguest of instructions: Keep the river on your right. A year later Schneebaum emerged from the jungle…naked, covered in body paint, and a modern-day cannibal. Titled after Schneebaum’s 1969 cult classic memoir about his formative experiences living in the Amazon, Keep The River On Your Right is the extraordinary stranger-than-fiction story of Schneebaum’s return to the jungle, 45 years after his original visit, to reunite with the very tribesmen he loved and who gave him nightmares for nearly half a century. A deeply affecting and searing portrait, sibling filmmakers Laurie and David Shapiro capture a man in utter conflict, a fearless adventurer, and one of the most charming, enigmatic, and perplexing men ever captured on screen.

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What is Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000) about?

In 1955, Tobias Schneebaum disappeared into the depths of the Peruvian Amazon. He had no guide, no map, and only the vaguest of instructions: Keep the river on your right. A year later Schneebaum emerged from the jungle…naked, covered in body paint, and a modern-day cannibal. Titled after Schneebaum’s 1969 cult classic memoir about his formative experiences living in the Amazon, Keep The River…

Who stars in Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale?

Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale stars Tobias Schneebaum, Norman Mailer, Michael Nelson Rockefeller. The film was directed by Laurie Gwen Shapiro.

How long is Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale?

Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2000. It is rated R.

Is Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale worth watching?

Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 78. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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