Release Date : Jan 16, 2009 Wide Genre Movie :Documentary,Sports & Fitness
Mpaa Rating : Unrated
Actors :Martin Strel,Borut Strel,Rich Ragsdale,John Maringouin,Molly Lynch
Four-time world record-holding endurance swimmer Martin Strel attempts to swim all 3,375 miles of the mighty Amazon River as filmmaker John Maringouin follows him on every stroke of his treacherous and fantastic journey. Over the course of 66 grueling days, the hard-drinking, overweight, 52-year-old Strel draws on sheer willpower to accomplish his lofty goal as a hand-picked group of faith-healers, outsiders, and drunks cheer him along from the shoreline. The resulting film not only focuses on the trials that Strel endured on his record-breaking swim, but also draws much-needed attention to the Amazon Rainforest -- a landscape that faces an uncertain future due to the combined stresses of progress and pollution. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Strel is one strange duck, and you can only wonder that Werner Herzog, with his fondness for captivating weirdos, didn't get to him first.Walter V. Addiego-San Francisco Chronicle
An odd and irresistible documentary about Slovenian strongman Martin Strel and his quest, at 52, to be the first man to swim 5,268 kilometres of the Amazon River.
Liam Lacey-Globe and Mail
As his attention to detail and beauty shots prove, Mr. Maringouin has a terrific eye: he brings you close to Mr. Strel, sometimes within panting distance, without forgetting the larger, lovelier world.
Manohla Dargis-New York Times
The real drama lies in the sweetly twisted symbiosis between this likable, infuriating wreck of a man and his devoted son and publicist.
Ella Taylor-Village Voice
A nonfiction Fitzcarraldo.
David Fear-Time Out New York
If Werner Herzog had made 'Borat', the results might have been something like this documentary about the unusual athletic overachiever Martin Strel.
Ben Walters-Time Out
It's clear almost instantly that Strel's life is, despite the breadth of his various accomplishments, simply not interesting enough to warrant a full-length feature...
David Nusair-Reel Film Reviews
Slovenia's 'fish man' pushes himself to the limit- and beyond.
Don Groves-sbs.com.au
Gripes aside, I do think Big River Man is an exemplary film, and possibly a top contender for the documentary of the year.
Jeffrey M. Anderson-Combustible Celluloid
Big River Man is strange and wonderful and quite an experience at the cinema.
Liz Braun-Jam! Movies
Whether you understand Borut's patchy storytelling to be artful or actually bewildered, the film goes along for the ride.
Cynthia Fuchs-PopMatters
Big River Man is a marketing tool for the hard-drinking, overweight Slovenian swimmer Martin Strel, only it's disguised as a global warming awareness tale of human endurance.
Diego Costa-Slant Magazine
It's a messy film - a few scenes look to be reconstructions, and the lack of any interview with Strel himself is frustrating - but it certainly shows us a colourful part of life's rich tapestry.
Edward Porter-Sunday Times (UK)
The man is a mad obsessive and one is surprised that he hasn't ended up in the exotic trophy room of Werner Herzog, whose films Big River Man resembles.
Philip French-Observer [UK]
Entertaining more as a portrait of a slightly unhinged sportsman than the biography of stunt.
Mark Dinning-Empire Magazine
Big River Man is up there with the very best modern documentaries.
Richard Luck-Film4
There's something undeniably charming about such an amateurish attempt to establish a world record.
Toby Young-Times [UK]
A bizarre, occasionally troubling documentary.
Andrew Pulver-Guardian [UK]
For all the straight-faced self-mockery, it somehow remains a tribute to an exceptional man. Big River Man gets away with its archness only because it's evident that somewhere beneath its layers of irony, there is a beating heart.
James Bramble-Little White Lies
Director John Maringouin has chanced upon documentary gold - Strel is the sort of off-kilter character even the most imaginative fiction writer would have had troiuble dreaming up.
Tim Evans-Sky Movies
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Follows Martin Strel as he attempts to cover 3,375 miles of the Amazon River in what is being billed as the world's longest swim.TagLine Big River Man The film documenting Martin Strel's historic swim down the Amazon
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