Mystery of the Nile (2005)
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69% of critics liked it
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64% of users liked it
(544 ratings)
The Nile is the longest river in the world, traveling over 3,200 miles from the Mediterranean Ocean to the highlands in Ethiopia, and its waters flow past some of the most fascinating places on Earth, from strange and dangerous territories to the very cradle of civilization. In the spring of 2004,… More The Nile is the longest river in the world, traveling over 3,200 miles from the Mediterranean Ocean to the highlands in Ethiopia, and its waters flow past some of the most fascinating places on Earth, from strange and dangerous territories to the very cradle of civilization. In the spring of 2004, Pasquale Scaturro and Gordon Brown set out to become the first explorers to navigate the entire span of the Nile in a single voyage, using two rafts and a kayak, with a camera crew in tow to capture the historic journey on film. Mystery of the Nile is a documentary which records the adventures of Scaturro, Brown, and their crew as they witnessed incredible natural beauty as well as all manner of dangers -- among them animal attacks, storms, disease, and predatory humans. Mystery of the Nile was shot and originally exhibited in the large-format IMAX film process. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jordi Llompart
- Written By
- Jordi Llompart
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 18, 2005 Limited
- Studio
- MacGillivray Freeman Films
Critic Reviews
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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Steeped in important discoveries, yet I never get a clear idea of what these people are up to.
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Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The filmmakers document some of the more-difficult challenges the expedition faced, but they also provide an informative overview of the river's biology and history, as well as introducing some of the people who depend on the river.
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Melinda Ennis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Provides a banquet of stunning scenery while making the most of the sweeping, panoramic capabilities of the Imax format.
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Erika Gonzalez, Denver Rocky Mountain News
A lovely but sedate version of Scaturro and Brown's history-making adventure.
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Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
By patching together snippets from all these stories, then stitching them together with a cliched, lazily rendered script, this film does nothing but make us wonder what we've missed.
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