Wings of Hope

Wings of Hope (1999)

October 20th, 19991h 5min

Documentary
69%

Overview

Werner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.


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