Documentary backdrop image for The Jungle Boy (1985)

Documentary backdrop image for The Jungle Boy (1985)

198515 minPGdoc-short

5.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Political Polarization Colonialism

The Jungle Boy

198515 minPGdoc-short

5.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

A TV journalist critiques the homo-eroticism and imperialism in the film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book' over 15 minutes.

Political Polarization Colonialism

Genres

Director

Synopsis

A TV journalist critiques the homo-eroticism and imperialism in the film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book' over 15 minutes.

People

John Greyson

John Greysondirector

Synopsis

A TV journalist critiques the homo-eroticism and imperialism in the film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book." As she addresses these themes, her husband confronts the politics of fantasy and washroom sex. The narrative unfolds in a pseudo-documentary style, intertwining various elements that lead to a resolution presented in a documentary format. Directed by John Greyson in 1985, the film prompts a reconsideration of fantasy in cinema and its connections to real-world politics.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson brings Pegida to the UK (2016)

Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson brings Pegida to the UK

Tommy Robinson organizes a protest march on February 6, 2016, in a car park just outside Birmingham city center for the UK arm of Pegida.

Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson brings Pegida to the UK

Are the Tories really the party of the working class? (2017)

Are the Tories really the party of the working class?

Voters in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, feel abandoned by the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn.

Are the Tories really the party of the working class?

Owen Jones in the East Midlands (2019)

Owen Jones in the East Midlands

About 70 percent of Ashfield voters chose to leave the European Union, raising questions about Labour's declining support in the constituency.

Owen Jones in the East Midlands

How long can the SNP own Scottish politics? (2016)

How long can the SNP own Scottish politics?

The SNP has governed Scotland for nearly 10 years, campaigning to take a constituency seat from Labor in a historically significant area of Glasgow.

How long can the SNP own Scottish politics?

How New Zealand Fell Out of Love With Jacinda Ardern (2023)

How New Zealand Fell Out of Love With Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern stepped down as New Zealand's Prime Minister almost nine months before her scheduled re-election, marking the end of her nearly six-year tenure.

How New Zealand Fell Out of Love With Jacinda Ardern

A Town Caught in the Aftermath of the Bosnian War (2007)

A Town Caught in the Aftermath of the Bosnian War

A 4-kilometer-wide zone of separation divides Brcko, with Serbs controlling the city while the Muslim-Croat Federation holds the outer villages.

A Town Caught in the Aftermath of the Bosnian War

The anger and apathy behind the Stoke byelection (2017)

The anger and apathy behind the Stoke byelection

Ten thousand people once worked in Stoke's ceramic industry, a stark contrast to the visible decline seen in the city today.

The anger and apathy behind the Stoke byelection

Why America elected Donald Trump (2016)

Why America elected Donald Trump

A two-year-old boy was born during the presidency of Barack Obama, but his mother fears a Trump presidency will change what is possible for him.

Why America elected Donald Trump

Owen Jones goes to Labour conference (2019)

Owen Jones goes to Labour conference

A constituency that once had a Conservative majority of 500 now boasts a 9,500 majority for the Labour Party, reflecting a significant political shift.

Owen Jones goes to Labour conference

Taking back the Chagos Islands from the British: 'they uprooted us from our beautiful life' (2022)

Taking back the Chagos Islands from the British: 'they uprooted us from our beautiful life'

A group from Mauritius visits the Chagos Islands in February 2022 to reclaim their homeland after decades of British occupation.

Taking back the Chagos Islands from the British: 'they uprooted us from our beautiful life'

UNREAL AFGHANISTAN — The Most Unexpected Place You've Never Seen! (2026)

UNREAL AFGHANISTAN — The Most Unexpected Place You've Never Seen!

Afghanistan's diverse landscapes, from the Bamiyan Buddha niches to the remote Wakhan Corridor, reveal a resilient culture shaped by ancient history and geography.

UNREAL AFGHANISTAN — The Most Unexpected Place You've Never Seen!

Tibetan Refugees: The Hardest Fight For Justice After 70 Years Of Exile (2026)

Tibetan Refugees: The Hardest Fight For Justice After 70 Years Of Exile

Tibetan refugees, after 70 years in exile, continue to seek justice, as illustrated by Sonam Choeden's return to India and insights from the 14th Dalai Lama.

Tibetan Refugees: The Hardest Fight For Justice After 70 Years Of Exile

Explore The Jungle Boy

Where else to watch

The Modern Jungle (2016)

The Modern Jungle

2016•1h12m•★5.4TMDB

In Chiapas, Mexico, a local shaman highlights the challenges faced by the Zoque culture as globalization impacts their traditional beliefs and practices.

The Modern Jungle

Jungle Cat (1960)

Jungle Cat

1960•1h9m•★7.3TMDB

Explore the intimate lives and struggles of jaguars in the jungle.

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

1968•1h15m•★6.8TMDB

A film crew in Central Park records a 75-minute screen test featuring a couple confronting each other about their relationship and sexual orientation.

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Monkey Culture (2021)

Monkey Culture

2021•1h13m•★7.0TMDB

Filmed over several years from the late 90s to early 2000s, a group of young men confronts societal expectations during their transition into adulthood.

True New York (2016)

True New York

2016•2h10m•★10.0TMDB

Five award-winning short documentaries present diverse narratives set in New York City, revealing the lives of its 8 million residents.

Allen Iv3rson (2025)

Allen Iv3rson

2025•57m•★6.5TMDB

Never-before-seen footage reveals Allen Iverson's rise from a challenging childhood in Hampton, Virginia, to NBA superstardom.

Merkel (2022)

Merkel

2022•1h37m•★7.0TMDB

16 years of Angela Merkel's leadership as Chancellor of Germany saw her address major issues like the European debt crisis and climate change.

This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)

This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

2019•6h•★6.3TMDB

Kal Penn travels to various countries, examining how economic systems shape daily life, culture, and poverty across the globe.

This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Browse more like this

Where Is the Jungle? (2015)

Where Is the Jungle?

2015•33m•★8.0TMDB

In the dense jungles of South America, Deolindo and Stevenson explore the interplay between modern living and traditional practices among local inhabitants.

Where Is the Jungle?

Zoo (2007)

Zoo

2007•1h16m•★4.8TMDB

A group of men involved in a fatal incident of man-horse love faces public scrutiny and legal consequences in this 76-minute film.

Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles (1993)

Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles

1993•59m•★6.5TMDB

Orson Welles' artistic evolution in Italy during the 1970s is examined through interviews and archival footage that reveal his creative process.

Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles

Manga! (1994)

Manga!

1994•30m•★7.0TMDB

In 1994, Jonathan Ross investigates the origins and cultural significance of manga and anime in Japan and their impact on global pop culture.

Browse more by John Greyson

View all films →

After the Bath (1996)

After the Bath

1996

Photo Booth (2022)

Photo Booth

2022

Prison Arabic in 50 Days (2013)

Prison Arabic in 50 Days

2013

The World is Sick (sic) (1989)

The World is Sick (sic)

1989

A Moffie Called Simon (1986)

A Moffie Called Simon

1986

Fig Trees (2009)

Fig Trees

2009

Mariposa (2022)

Mariposa

2022

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →