Culture | FilmSanity goes down the riverStroke play: Martin Strel during his epic if ill-advised Amazonian swimAlastair McKay10 April 2012John Maringouin’s documentary about Slovenian Martin Strel’s attempt to swim the Amazon starts like a Borat-style spoof and ends as Fitzcarraldo in Speedos.The tubby distance swimmer relaxes by drinking heavily and ignores medical advice that he is endangering his life.Strel’s son, Borut, narrates as he navigates towards insanity.Big River Man Cert: 15MORE ABOUTHealthcareSwimming
