History Film / Jungle

* {{Hallucination}}: At the greatest depth of his SanitySlippage, Yossi believes that he is being accompanied by a native woman he finds abandoned in the jungle. Believing that he is caring for someone else is enough to keep him pushing forward.

* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Yossi is in danger of this the longer he is in the jungle. At his lowest ebb, his subconscious creates an ImaginaryFriend in the form a woman from one of the native tribes. The real Yossi has stated that, at the time, he absolutely believed this woman existed, and the idea that he was protecting her was what kept him going.

* TheAmazon: Yossi is separated from Kevin on their journey down the Tuichi River in Bolivia and he spends three weeks lost in the Amazon rainforest.

* BedouinRescueService: TheAmazon equivalent happens when local fishermen pull Kevin's barely alive body out of the river and take him back to their village. Yossi is not so lucky and spends three weeks hacking his way through the jungle.

* {{Robinsonade}}: Yossi spends three weeks lost in the TheAmazon jungle and barely survives the ordeal.

* SceneryPorn: Early parts of the film feature many spectacular shots of TheAmazon wilderness. However, once Yossi is stranded in the jungle, it shifts from being a thing of wonder and becomes a HungryJungle.

In the pursuit of self-discovery and authentic experiences, the Israeli backpacker, Yossi Ghinsberg, meets a cryptic Austrian geologist in La Paz, Bolivia, and captivated by his engrossing stories of lost tribes, uncharted adventures and even gold, decides to follow him, circa 1981. Without delay and accompanied by the good friends, Kevin, an American photographer, and Marcus, a Swiss teacher, they join an expedition led by their seasoned trail-leader, deep into the emerald and impenetrable Amazonian rainforest. However, as the endless and inhospitable jungle separates the inexperienced team, before long, Yossi will find himself stranded in the depths of a nightmarish environment crawling with formidable and tireless adversaries. How can one escape this green maze?

* AgonyOfTheFeet: First Marcus', and later Yossi's, feet are almost destroyed by jungle rot, making it extremely painful for them to walk.
* TheAmazon: Yossi is separated from Kevin on their journey down the Tuichi River in Boliva and he spends three weeks lost in the Amazon rainforest.

* BloodIsSquickerInWater: When Yossi is tossed into the river after the raft smashes, he hits his head on a rock and blood flowing out surrounds his head like a halo.
* ClimbSlipHangClimb: Happens to Yossi when he is attempting to climb the wall of the canyon above the rapids after the raft is wrecked. A loose rock pulls out and he slides most of the way back down the wall before he manages to catch himself and start climbing back up.
* DeliciousDaydream: While starving in the jungle, Yossi dreams he is in a fast food restaurant where he is given a tray loaded down with food (and the gorgeous cashier flirts with him). However, he wakes up before he can eat any of it.

* DreamSequence: Yossi has two elaborate dream sequences while is going mad from hunger. In the first he is at a fast food restaurant and gets loaded up with a ridiculous amount of fast food. In the second, he is a high roller at a casino and gets woken up just as he is about to have sex with Amie.

* HandOrObjectUnderwear: While bathing in the river in the Indian village, Yossi, Marcus and Kevin discover that they have attracted an audience of all of the females in the village, with one old woman taking a particular interest in Kevin's junk (as he puts it). The three men hurriedly cup their hands over their privates.

* {{Jerkass}}: When the jungle trek starts turning into a DoomedExpedition, Kevin's obnoxious side comes out. He is willing to abandon Marcus when his feet mean that he cannot keep up, and becomes an [[{{Eagleland}} ugly American]]. However, when he is rescued from the river, he becomes TheAtoner and does everything within his power to rescue Yossi.
* MysteriousPast: Kurt drops a number of mysterious hints about his past and his reasons for being in Bolivia, including hints that he was a revolutionary. Given later revelations, it seems likely that at least some of this was made up in attempt to seem impressive and romantic, but, like most things regarding Kurt, his true past will remain a RiddleForTheAges.
* NiceGuy: Marcus is loved by everyone and Yossi describes him as having the personality of a saint. It is an early sign of how the jungle is affecting their minds when Yossi and Kevin start snapping at him after his feet become infected: something Yossi only realises much later (and much too late).

* OutdoorBathPeeping: While bathing in the river in the Indian village, Yossi, Marcus and Kevin turn around to discover every female in the village is watching them. Cue HandOrObjectUnderwear.

* RiverOfInsanity: The trip into Bolivia's jungle initially goes well, but cracks quickly begin to show. Eventually the group splits in two: with Marcus and Kurt attempting to hike back to civilization, while Kevin and Yossi plan to raft down river. Neither group fares well. Marcus and Kurt are never heard from again, while the raft is wrecked and Yossi is lost in the jungle for weeks, nearly starving and going insane in the process.

* SanitySlippage: Yossi's mental states is slowly degrading almost from the start of the trek into the jungle. However, once he is stranded by himself in the jungle, he goes downhill rapidly. At his lowest point, he creates an ImaginaryFriend.

* TooDesperateToBePicky: Yossi is lost in the jungle and starving and willing to eat anything he can get his hands on in order to survive. Best demonstrated when he cracks open two eggs he found and eats the unhatched baby birds he finds inside. He forces them down, bones and all. He is visibly disgusted by his actions, but does it anyway.
* TreacherousAdvisor: Kurt proves to be nowhere near the seasoned jungle guide he claims to be. The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue reveals that he was wanted by the police, and that the lost tribe he claimed to know did not exist. His motives for leading Yossi, Marcus and Kevin into the jungle remain a RiddleForTheAges.
* WhenItRainsItPours: Justified as it established that the characters have three weeks to complete their trek before the rainy season starts. When Marcus complains about a heavy rainstorm, their guide Kurt tells them that compared to the rainy season, this is a light shower. Yossi is separated from the group and lost in the jungle for several weeks, meaning that his in the jungle during rainy season and every rainstorm is a torrential downpour.

* BedouinRescueService: TheAmazon equivalent happens when local fisherman pull Kevin's barely alive body out of the river and take him back to their village. Yossi is not so lucky and spends three weeks hacking his way through the jungle.

''Jungle'' is a 2017 Australian biographical survival drama film, based on the true story of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg's 1981 journey into the Amazon rainforest. Directed by Greg [=McLean=] and written by Justin Monjo, the film stars Creator/DanielRadcliffe as Ghinsberg, with Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Yasmin Kassim, Joel Jackson, and Jacek Koman in supporting roles.

* TooDesperateTobePicky: Yossi is lost in the jungle and starving and willing to eat anything he can get his hands on in order to survive. Best demonstrated when he cracks open two eggs he found and eats the unhatched baby birds he finds inside. He forces them down, bones and all. He is visibly disgusted by his actions, but does it anyway.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Onscreen epilogues reveal what Yossi and Kevin did after they escaped the jungle. It is also revealed that Marcus and Kurt where never seen again.

* GoMadFromTheIsloation: Yossi is in danger of this the longer he is in the jungle. At his lowest ebb, his subconscious creates an ImaginaryFriend in the form a woman from one of the native tribes. The real Yossi has stated that, at the time, he absolutely believed this woman existed, and the idea that he was protecting her was what kept him going.