The Naturalist

1867, Philadelphia. Walter Ash, an amateur naturalist and specimen collector, is on the eve of his second expedition up the Amazon when he dies in an accident. Bereft and seeking some way to honour him, his wife, his son and his young ward decide to go ahead with the journey. Each trying to find their place in the world, the three travellers set sail on the Rio Negro, experiencing the jungle in all its awe and splendour. Like a beautiful dream, the adventure hypnotizes and transforms each of them in wondrous and unexpected ways.