Terrible Jungle lands on Prime Video on June 7, 2026. Released in French cinemas on July 29, 2020, this comédie d’aventure directed by Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli brings together Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Dedienne, Alice Belaïdi and Jonathan Cohen for a lively jungle expedition.
Terrible Jungle
Film | 2020
In cinemas from July 29, 2020
Available on Prime Video from June 7, 2026
Adventure, comedy | Runtime: 1h31
Directed by Hugo Benamozig, David Caviglioli | Screenplay: Hugo Benamozig, David Caviglioli
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Dedienne, Alice Belaïdi, Jonathan Cohen
Nationality: France
The film follows Eliott, a naïve young anthropologist who goes to Guyana to study the Otopis. Once there, he discovers a reality far from what he imagined: the tribe he thought he was observing turns out to be tied to gold smugglers. His disappearance soon worries his mother, Chantal de Bellabre, an authoritarian, possessive woman who sets out to find him with help from the local gendarmerie squad.
Terrible Jungle marks the first feature from Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli. The directing duo blends expedition storytelling, offbeat comedy and a family adventure centered on a son overwhelmed by his field of study and a mother ready to move heaven and earth to find him.
The film banks on a central contrast: the fantasy of a tropical jungle adventure clashing with a catalogue of absurd, administrative, and criminal entanglements. Catherine Deneuve portrays Chantal de Bellabre, a formidable figure thrust into a rescue mission, while Vincent Dedienne plays Eliott, an idealistic researcher facing a landscape that’s far less romantic than expected.
Presented at the International Festival of Comedy Films of Alpe d’Huez in 2020, Terrible Jungle is aimed at fans of French adventure comedies, stories set on hostile terrain, and ensemble-cast lineups where humor springs from the clash of highly codified characters.
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Dates and Opening Time
Starts June 7, 2026
