Keep The River On Your Right

Year: 2000

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Shapiro

Review

documentary about a white guy who ventures deep into the forests of peru and comes out a cannibal. well that’s the pitch anyway. he really only ate one piece of human meat and i don’t understand why there was such a focus on this aspect of his trip. the real charm of the film is seeing him at age 78 going back to peru and new guinea to visit the places he once lived and studied. seeing the changes of the last 45 years. he has changed, the people he studied have changed and so has the landscape. the film really picks up momentum during the second half so stay tuned. i felt that the documentary film makers did a little too much prodding for my taste…i’d prefer they just sit back and document things than actively participate in their course. that aside, it is a well cut documentary which does a good job of presenting all the effects of one man’s trip into the jungle.  .