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Rise of the Eco-Warriors

Rise of the Eco-Warriors

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Rise of the Eco-Warriors

2014

1h 45m

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A group of passionate young environmentalists spend 100 days in the jungles of Borneo in effort to save the rainforests and its endangered orangutans in this Australian documentary...

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Directed by: Cathy Henkel
Written by: Cathy Henkel
Produced by: Cathy Henkel

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