Wings of Hope

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11/07/2013 Beautifully shot, unnerving at times, and surreal. See more 11/06/2013 Herzog's emotional narrative feels a little intrusive considering his seemingly level-headed, rational subject, but it's doesn't detract much from the quality of the film. See more 06/23/2013 Showing how a seventeen year old could outdo Bear Grylls anyday of the week. Seriously though, this is a vivid description of what it means to survive and the freak set of circumstances that led to it being made- Herzog himself almost being on the flight and Koepcke being the sole survivor, gives this a unique character that fits Herzog like a glove. It was great to learn more about Koepcke throughout as she seemed reserved at times but she is clearly a strong and powerful person, which explains how she found her way out of the dense jungle that surrounded her. Its got everything that you expect from Herzog and I personally found Koepcke to be quite an interesting character. It was however pretty slim- while it's an absolutely fascinating story, most of it can be told in ten minutes really. Nonetheless, there are some great moments here- it's not often that you get to hear someone talk about what it feels like to fall from the sky. While I'm pleased that this was about Poepcke I couldn't help but want to know more about the scandalous plane company that was responsible for so many deaths- Herzog teased with that but if it had played a bigger part then everything wouldn't have felt as linear as it did. Still, a better, roughly hour-long documentary, than you will generally come across and it means the Herzog standard for sure. See more 01/07/2013 Solid, short doc from Herzog. What I found most interesting was his personally connection to the events he is relating. He could have been on that flight. See more 09/18/2012 It wouldn't be Herzog if it weren't hypnotic and harrowing. The very last passage of the film is as sublime as anything Werner Herzog. See more 03/17/2012 survival is a science whose art is in accomplishing it, this film's heart is in the right place by fact searching and making a mockery of melodrama. what an amazing story: a recent high school graduate from a family of botanists finds herself the only survivor in a plance crash deep in the amazon, who despite maggot filled wounds and a serious head injury reaches civilization after an 11 day journey through the rainforest. See more Read all reviews

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