Martin Strel, Borut Strel, Rich Ragsdale, John Maringouin, Molly Lynch
Four-time world record-holding endurance swimmer Martin Strel attempts to swim all 3,375 miles of the mighty Amazon River as filmmaker John Maringouin follows him on every stroke of his treacherous an... read more 
DVD Release Date: December 21, 2010
Stats: 85 reviews
Big river man is like a comedy Werner Herzog documentary. The comedy never seems staged either, Martin Strel is a larger than life character with peculiar mannerisms and a slightly unhinged group of followers who you just couldn't make up. You can't fake the swimming either. It's... read more
Great doc about Martin Strel, an endurance swimmer who attempts to swim the amazon. Narrated by his son, the film takes an unexpected turn into madness as Martin spends day after day swimming. His navigator Matt is the perfect Dennis Hopper from Apocalypse Now.
A hilarious and powerful story of an overweight wine guzzling Slovenian endurance swimmer's quest for unity and mastery over nature.
An odd and irresistible documentary about Slovenian strongman Martin Strel and his quest, at 52, to be the first man to swim 5,268 kilometres of the Amazon River. Full Review
As his attention to detail and beauty shots prove, Mr. Maringouin has a terrific eye: he brings you close to Mr. Strel, sometimes within panting distance, without forgetting the larger, lovelier world. Full Review
The real drama lies in the sweetly twisted symbiosis between this likable, infuriating wreck of a man and his devoted son and publicist. Full Review
It's clear almost instantly that Strel's life is, despite the breadth of his various accomplishments, simply not interesting enough to warrant a full-length feature... Full Review
Slovenia's 'fish man' pushes himself to the limit- and beyond. Full Review
Gripes aside, I do think Big River Man is an exemplary film, and possibly a top contender for the documentary of the year. Full Review
Big River Man is strange and wonderful and quite an experience at the cinema. Full Review
Whether you understand Borut's patchy storytelling to be artful or actually bewildered, the film goes along for the ride. Full Review
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