Lost in the Jungle

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Lost in the Jungle

2025

1h 36m

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After a deadly plane crash strands four young siblings deep within the Colombian rainforest, a dramatic rescue mission unfolds, uniting Indigenous trackers and the military in a race against time. For the first time ever, LOST IN THE JUNGLE offers the exclusive account of this incredible true story directly from the children themselves and the rescuers who scoured the Amazon rainforest for a grueling 40 days and nights to find them.

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

Sep 12, 2025

What the film does elucidate, in rich and tense storytelling, is that no headline story like this is ever as simple as it seems on the surface.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Sep 12, 2025

Both the underlying story and the dramatic re-creations possess an urgency that eludes so much televised -- and sensationalized -- nonfiction.

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Cortlyn Kelly

RogerEbert.com

Sep 3, 2025

The film reminds us of our duty to our community and culture.

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Glenn Dunks

reDocumented

Mar 8, 2026

It hangs a lot on its frame, but I appreciated that there was a bit more effort made to really grapple with the lives of this family and those around them, something I found missing in some of their earlier comparable works.

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Jefferson Everest Crawford

In Review Online

Oct 31, 2025

Lacks a dramatic substance that might elevate [the film]. [Vasarhelyi and Chin's] house style has ossified into information-mongering.

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John Serba

Decider

Sep 15, 2025

Lost in the Jungle may be the definitive telling of this saga. It’s a superb documentary, and surely among the year’s best.

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G. f

@RT60624366 Oct 6, 2025

This was an amazing documentary. It tells a real story that shows that all lives are so complicated. We are so similar in our lives as women be it in industrialized countries or living in some jungle communities. And then there were the different factions so deeply divided in that country. The guerilla group farc, the soldiers fighting them, the indigenous people at the mercy of both with their guns and their power. I was touched about how something happened when the search for these 4 children united some deeply averse groups of people, the soldiers and the indigenous. And how the soldiers came to understand that they wouldn't find the children. Even the locals couldn't find them without the help of some other entities. I don't want to spoil the plot.... But it was so riveting. Mysterious. Touching.

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Hilda G.

@hildaguerra Sep 16, 2025

Omg what a tear jerker with suspense. Absolutely enjoy this movie. Beautiful and spiritual experience

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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

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Jimmy Chin

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Juan Camilo Cruz

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David Saldana

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Diego Soldano

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After a deadly plane crash strands four young siblings deep within the Colombian rainforest, a dramatic rescue mission unfolds, uniting Indigenous trackers and the military in a race against time. For the first time ever, LOST IN THE JUNGLE offers the exclusive account of this incredible true story directly from the children themselves and the rescuers who scoured the Amazon rainforest for a grueling 40 days and nights to find them.

Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Juan Camilo Cruz
Producer: Mark Grieco, Juan Camilo Cruz, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Anna Barnes, Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn, Guillermo Galdos
Distributor: National Geographic
Production Co: National Geographic, Lightbox, Little Monster Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2025
Runtime: 1h 36m

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