Not exactly a jungle book story

 

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)

Directed by Arthur Harari this film inspired by real events stars Yuya Endo and Kanji Tsuda. A man spends years hiding in the jungle refusing to believe the war has ended.

This film gets murky because it uses real names but blends with fictional elements. I am not sure the script ever gets to grips with who the protagonist is in terms of his own beliefs and actually misses out some of the most important part of his story, what integrating back into society would be like. There is some beautiful scenery if nothing else.

3/5