Wings of Hope (1999)
• October 20th, 1999 • 1h 5min
Documentary
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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