Big River Man
Cast: Martin Strel
Director: John Maringouin
Category: World Cinema Documentary Competition
What to Expect: Overweight, wine-drinking, fiftysomething Martin Strel is an endurance swimmer from Slovenia, who swims the world's greatest rivers, including the perilous Amazon, to highlight global pollution. His treacherous journey brings him face to face with many obstacles -- and several colorful characters.
What Caught Our Eye: Borat goes underwater! This wild n' crazy real-life guy may give Sacha Baron Cohen a run-for-his-money.