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Born in the Jungle, Edmunds Jansons, Latvia, Czech republic, Poland, 2026, 72 min

Nine-year-old Elisabeth returns for summer vacation to her family, who live at a research station in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. Shortly after her arrival, her dad falls off a ladder and her mom has to take him to the hospital , so Elisabeth offers to take care of her little, restless brother Leo. But she doesn’t especially enjoy it, and when she finally looks up, she realizes that Leo has wandered off somewhere. She has to find him and bring him home before her parents return. Thus begins her adventurous journey through the mysterious and unknown jungle. Along the way, she manages to overcome her fear, find her little brother, and meet a new friend who belongs to a previously undiscovered species.

Czech language, english subtitles