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Credits

Big River Man:
Martin Strel

Original Score:
Rich Ragsdale

Edited By:
John Maringouin
Molly Lynch

Director of Photography:
John Maringouin

Co-Producer:
Borut Strel

Produced By:
Maria Florio
Molly Lynch
John Maringouin
Kevin Ragsdale
Roger M. Mayer
Molly Hassell

Executive Producers:
Olivia Newton-John
Amazon John Easterling
Mickey Cottrell

Co-Director:
Molly Lynch

Director:
John Maringouin 

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Big River Man (2008)


In February 2007 Martin Strel began an insane attempt to be the first person to swim the entire length of the world's most dangerous river, the mighty Amazon. Martin is an endurance swimmer from Slovenia, who swims rivers - the Mississippi, the Danube and the Yangtze to date - to highlight their pollution to the world. Martin is also a rather overweight, horseburger loving Slovenian in his fifties who drinks two bottles of red wine a day... even when swimming. 

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Reviews

Big River Man is up there with the very best modern documentaries.

Richard Luck, Channel 4 Film

The pivotal figure in the excellent American documentary “Big River Man,” from the resourceful young director John Maringouin (his only other feature is “Running Stumbled”), has so much personality it’s a wonder he fits on the screen.

Manohla Dargis, New York Times

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