The story of Juliane Koepcke is one of those amazing tales of survival: a 17 year old girl -- the lone survivor of a plane crash in the middle of the Peruvian jungle -- manages to walk her way back to civilization, against all the odds. One can hardly go through something like what Juliane experienced without being deeply marked by it, and she clearly is, but at the same time she seems to accept the hand she was dealt with a matter-of-factly, almost stereotypical German stoicism.

Werner Herzog could make a movie about a woman speculating to the audience about what certain pieces of jungle-claimed rubble could be, and it would still be awesome. Oh wait...

Great photography, interesting subject matter on and off topic, some unforgettable shots and fascinating information. All done in typical Herzog style. Terrific!

Herzog makes a documentary on the human spirit trapped in a jungle. He's done it before. He'll do it again. He'll continue to be good at it.

An interesting subject, and a great film. That Juliane survived the plane crash was a miracle enough. That she survived 10 days of travel in a Peruvian jungle with a broken collar bone, swollen eyes, and a single shoe having essentially nothing to eat is amazing. Even more so that having done this she later had the strength to go on to a PhD in biology, and to survive going back to the crash site and digging around. It's also fascinating that Werner Herzog himself nearly boarded the same plane.

Know that if you ever crash a plane in the jungle, Herzog will make you walk your ass back to it. Like with Dieter Dengler, the subject here is impenetrably cool-headed and detached from the incident, narrating more like a tour guide than a traumatized survivor. Some people are just tough to rattle.

Perhaps there is nothing more Herzogian than asking a survivor of a place crash about the crash while travelling in a plane (retracing the flight). But, again, as this is Herzog, this is done with the utmost compassion and a genuine desire to re-enact tragedy for the purposes of therapy (in this case for Juliane Koepcke). Herzog's personal link to the disaster - he was almost on the flight - adds to the sincerity of the film. It really is a remarkable story.

Herzog's emotional narrative feels a little intrusive considering his seemingly level-headed, rational subject, but it's doesn't detract much from the quality of the film.

'Zogtastic! Juliane Koepcke is one bad B.

Another remarkable Herzog doc, about Juliane Koepcke, the 17 year-old sole survivor of a 1971 plane crash in the Peruvian jungle. The tale has many fascinating elements, not the least of which is the fact that Herzog himself was almost on that flight. The film contains the usual enigmatic Herzogian touches like his poetic narration and strange detours. One of my favorite moments was actually one of the least relevant: a minute is taken to film a young girl delighted with the camera.

At the expense of a cheap reconstruction, Herzog escorts Juliane back to the original location of the event, and it's here that she narrates her story. Juliane even disinters previously untouched remnants of her plane crash; veering between distant pragmatism and quiet introspection. Both Wings of Hope and Little Dieter Needs to Fly are really compelling, and I found myself being distracted from their faces and the backdrops by my own imagination, which I think is a testament to this.

Reminded me a lot of Little Dieter Needs to Fly, only this one grabbed me a bit more. Koepcke's story really is fascinating. Her description of the crash itself was incredible, as was the discovery of the wrecked airplane parts. What really got me was her calm, unemotional countenance as she relived her experience. It's hard to tell if she's forcing herself to remain disconnected or if she really is numb to it all. Either way it's strange.

The unbreakable stoicism of Koepce makes this a surprisingly boring story of otherwise amazing survival.

Not sure what Germans are doing in Peru, but this was more interesting than it should have been, as usual, thanks to Werner Herzog.

One of his most interesting documentaries, focusing on his most badass subject.

Not bad.

What an incredible story. Juliane has a mind of steel.

Typical Herzog documentary about an incredibly badass girl. I was waiting for Herzog to go crazy with epic, overlong shots of nature mixed in between the regular shots, but I never got what I was hoping for. I also prefer him speaking english with a thick german accent instead of just boring old german.

Inferior to "Little Dieter Needs to Fly", but definitely a great documentary about one person's survival against all odds. In every scene we are struck by Herzog's love of life and nature and fascination with the perserverence of the human spirit under extreme duress, and our appreciation for Juliane, his subject, grows ever more.

Juliane Koepcke is a much better human than I will ever be.

Amazing story which didn't benefit much from the film treatment. All in all, it serves to show how Juliane Koepcke is one of the most stoic survivors ever.