Dschungelkind

2011
2h 11m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

Adventure Biography Drama Family

The family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.The family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.The family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Photos

More like this

6.9

6.0

5.7

6.6

6.9

7.6

6.7

James and the Giant Peach

5.1

Holiday Wishes

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
A screen adaption of Sabine Kuegler's autobiography, "Jungle Child."

Alternate versions
The German TV version of this movie has a running time of 158 minutes. Added scenes include:
a completely different opening scene, in which Sabine's father Klaus travels through West Papua on his own (i.e. without his family) and has an almost deadly encounter when he meets the Fayu people for the very first time;
Klaus and his expedition companion have been captured by Fayu hunters, who go through his stuff, and Klaus shows them how his tape recorder works.
The opening scene of the regular version (showing adolescent Sabine in the snow) has been moved towards the ending in the TV version. Another difference is that the regular version is divided into chapters, which are each introduced by a title card, whereas the TV version doesn't have chapters.

Connections
Referenced in Making of 'Dschungelkind' (2011)

User reviews7

Review

Featured review

10/10

A true story to reflect on

I read the original book "Dschungelkind" some years ago and was simply amazed. Despite simple language the perceptible clash of cultures described with so much feeling was astonishing. This film does not entirely reach up to the book, but still catches one's heart and depicts the life of Sabine Kuegler very believably.

Always keeping in mind this is an entirely true story with nothing made up, this biography makes one really think about how life could have been different and what perfect world means for yourself.

Overall I can strongly recommend this film although reading the book before watching this film is probably the better order since this is even more thought-provoking.