Synopsis
On Christmas day of 2003 Pasquale Scaturro and a team of explorers set out on an epic quest to become the first to complete a full descent of the world’s greatest river, the Blue Nile and the Nile, from source to sea. Four months later on April 28 at 7:01am, Pasquale and his expedition partner, Gordon Brown, reached the mouth of the Nile at the Mediterranean Sea becoming the first in history to complete this 3,250-mile journey. Their amazing journey is the basis for the IMAX® film, Mystery of the Nile.
Film Information
Director(s): Jordi Llompart
Producer(s): Greg MacGillivray, Jordi Llompart
Release: 2005
Runtime(s): 45
Awards & Accolades
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• Over 10.5 million viewers worldwide
• Box Office: Over $50 million
• Among the Spanish IMAX theaters, Mystery of the Nile has been by large the most successful IMAX documentary film ever screened
• At Hemisferic Theater (Valencia, Spain), the film registered 766,505 viewers, the highest attendance reached ever by a film at this theater.
• 2005 GSCA Best Cinematography Award
• 2005 GSCA Best Soundtrack Award
• 2005 GSCA Best Production Achievement in Film Award
• 2005 GSCA Best Marketing Campaign
• 2006 La Geode Festival – Grand Prix du Festival
• 2006 La Geode Festival – Grand Prix du Public
• 2006 La Geode Festival – Grand Prix du Public Jeune
• 2006 Best Adventure film at the Spanish Geographic Society Awards
• Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award- 2005 Giant Screen Theater Association Achievement Awards (Presented to Greg MacGillivray and Jordi Llompart)
• Film of Outstanding Content, Film of Outstanding Sound – Shanghai Science Week Film Festival, 2008
• Nominated for a Panda Award (one of five finalists in the Large Format category) – 2006 Wildscreen Film Festival, Bristol, England
• Best Adventure Trip of the Year – Spanish Geographic Society 2006 Awards
• The highest grossing giant screen film of 2005
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