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201741 minGdocumentary

DugOut

201741 minGdocumentary

Two friends travel to the Ecuadorian Amazon to build a canoe from scratch and navigate the rainforest, testing their decade-long friendship.

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Two friends travel to the Ecuadorian Amazon to build a canoe from scratch and navigate the rainforest, testing their decade-long friendship.

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Benjamin Sadddirector

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James Trundlecast

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Benjamin Sadd and James Trundle travel to the Ecuadorian Amazon. They build a canoe from scratch and navigate the rainforest. The project tests their ten-year friendship. They face difficult conditions in an isolated environment. The film runs for 41 minutes and was released in 2017.

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