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Title:
Human Planet--Rivers: Friend and Foe
Finalist Categories:
Best People & Nature Program (sponsored by The Nature Conservancy)  
Film ID:
11159
Series:
Production Details:
BBC Wales, BBC Natural History Unit, Discovery Channel, & BBC Worldwide
Film Length:
60 min
Synopsis:
The brave father who must risk his childrens' lives on a melting ice-river in the Himalayas. The lone man who walks a homemade high-wire above the raging waters of the Mekong in terrifying full flood. The mud mason who must re-plaster the giant mosque with fresh river mud in Mali. The magical little girl who is learning to grow a living bridge! This film plunges you straight into the real lives of real people caught up in the most surprising and dramatic human-versus-river stories that you will have ever seen! We are not joking.
URL:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rrd7w