Into the Okavango

Name: Into the Okavango
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-04-22
Rating: 100

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Into the Okavango

2018

1h 28m

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A team of modern-day explorers embarks on a four-month expedition across three countries to explore the river system that feeds Botswana's Okavango Delta and to investigate why it is shrinking.

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Harry Windsor

The Hollywood Reporter

Transporting.

Apr 30, 2018

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

Gelinas and Boyes are quite earnest in hammering home the idea that even the smallest of creatures plays an important role, but given everything they've been through, their enlightened point of view seems well-earned.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 23, 2019

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Amy Glynn

Paste Magazine

Intimately scaled and slightly rustic in execution, it's both deeply personal and interestingly detached.

Rated: 8.8/10

Dec 14, 2018

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

So beautiful it will make you cry.

Oct 31, 2018

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Yolanda G

The beauty of this documentary was breath taking and the crew i would like to say thank you for showing us the will power of working together to show us the beauty of creation that our god Jehovah has made as he said it wasnt made for nothing and also the first documentary that made me cry its so beautiful thank you..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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An extraordinary, magical documentary, illuminating not just of an ecosystem but of profound questions of humanity and our lost connections to the life world around us, rediscovered in one of the last true wilderness areas on the planet. Beautifully edited with flowing yet understated pan shots, aerial and satellite photography, and quiet transitions to slow motion that gently enter realms of poetry, this film manages to weave the group's individual personalities, cultural differences, war, fires, wildlife and science together into a seamless narrative with none of the usual ponderous commentary or pandering to imagined popular thrill seeking. And a special nod to whoever arranged the haunting score. Into the Otavango makes even other Nat Geo films look cheap.The only down side was watching this stunning film on Nat Geo Wild on the 14 December release date, which ravaged it with cruelly crass ad breaks. I kept muttering "I'm so sorry!" thinking of the filmmajers' pain over this. Sure, NG has to make money, but ome films really do call for special treatment, and no one seems to have noticed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Neil Gelinas

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Adjany Costa

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Tumeletso Setlabosha

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Dr Steve Boyes

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Neil Gelinas

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Brian Newell

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Synopsis

A team of modern-day explorers embarks on a four-month expedition across three countries to explore the river system that feeds Botswana's Okavango Delta and to investigate why it is shrinking.

Director: Neil Gelinas
Producer: Neil Gelinas
Screenwriter: Neil Gelinas, Brian Newell
Production Co: National Geographic Society, National Geographic Documentary
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2018
Runtime: 1h 28m

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