Jungle Child (2011)
"Dschungelkind" (original title)

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

Director:

Roland Suso Richter

Writers:

Natalie Scharf (screenplay), Beth Serlin (screenplay),

Stars:

Stella Kunkat, Thomas Kretschmann, Nadja Uhl

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stella Kunkat	...	Sabine Kuegler - child
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Vater Klaus Kuegler
Nadja Uhl	...	Mutter Doris Kuegler
Sina Tkotsch	...	Sabine Kuegler - youth
Tom Hoßbach	...	Christian Kuegler - child
Milena Tscharntke	...	Judith Kuegler - child
Sven Gielnik	...	Christian Kuegler - youth
Emmanuel Simeon	...	Auri - child
Felix Tokwepota	...	Auri - youth
Range'e Pati	...	Faisa
Francesca Passingan	...	Ältere Faisa
Shogie Lawrence Kamol	...	Tabua
Changol Joseph Kanawi	...	Älterer Tabua
Leonie Wafiwa	...	Dila
Bonny Nohokau	...	Ältere Dila

Storyline

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

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site at UFA.de

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Indonesian English

Release Date:

17 February 2011 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Jungle Child

Filming Locations:

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Company Credits

Production Co:

UFA Cinema, ARD Degeto Film, Biscuit Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

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The Fayu cannot die. Only a curse or an arrow ends a life.

The eight years old girl Sabine arrives at the Indonesian island of West-Papua, together with her parents and 2 siblings. A linguistic research mission brought her family to the jungle of the Fayu. It is the beginning of a great adventure and soon Sabine finds her new home. Far off the western civilization, she grows up as a child of the jungle, but the untouched wilderness holds dangers of its own. The close friendship between Sabine and Auri, a boy of an enemy tribe, almost puts her and her family between the two waring factions. The friendship prevails and turns into an intense bond over the years, until the 16 year old Sabine returns to Germany, a home as alien to her as the rainforest of the Fayu to us.