Chasing the Jetstream

Chasing the Jetstream

2019 | 58 minutes |

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Rated 18+

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ALCOHOL, FOUL LANGUAGE

Director: Claudio von Planta
Cast: Marc Hauser, Anne Richards

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Would you risk your life to save the world? Record-holding skydiver Mike Hauser wants to become the first man to plunge into a hurricane force jet stream at over 8,000 meters. His ambition has a noble intent - he wants to prove that one could harness the power of the jet stream to solve the global energy crisis. Are his goals realistic or is he a mad man on a dangerous mission?

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