Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale is a notable film.

What it’s about. In 1955, Tobias Schneebaum disappeared into the depths of the Peruvian Amazon. He had no guide, no map, and only the vaguest of instructions: Keep the river on your right. A year later Schneebaum emerged from the jungle…naked, covered in body paint, and a modern-day cannibal. Titled after Schneebaum’s 1969 cult classic memoir about his formative experiences living in the Amazon, Keep The River On Your Right is the extraordinary stranger-than-fiction story of Schneebaum’s return to the jungle, 45 years after his original visit, to reunite with the very tribesmen he loved and who gave him nightmares for nearly half a century. A deeply affecting and searing portrait, sibling filmmakers Laurie and David Shapiro capture a man in utter conflict, a fearless adventurer, and one of the most charming, enigmatic, and perplexing men ever captured on screen.

Who’s in it. Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale stars Norman Mailer.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale page.