Film Description

This unforgettable film chronicles one man's fight against the ecological devastation of Malaysian Borneo's ancient rain forest. Fourteen years ago Bruno Manser from Switzerland walked into the jungle to live with the Penan tribe, an indigenous isolated native people. He adopted their lifestyle and stayed with them for four years, keeping an illustrated diary.
The Penans are one of the last nomadic tribes on earth and have been living in this forest - said to be 160 million years old - for thousands of years. They are now struggling to survive amidst the destruction of the forest over the last ten years by Malaysian logging businesses.
Deforestation has wiped out not only a way of life, but also Penan history. Over the past ten years in Switzerland Bruno worked to raise the world's consciousness about the destruction. When the Penans implored him to return, he came back. Targeted by Malaysian business interests and the government as a "troublemaker," Bruno disappeared mysteriously. But it is clear that his involvement gave the tribe the courage to stand up for their rights and fight back.