Gringo Trails (2014)

Are tourists destroying the planet-or saving it? How do travelers change the remote places they visit, and how are they changed? From the Bolivian jungle to the party beaches of Thailand, and from the deserts of Timbuktu, Mali to the breathtaking beauty of Bhutan, GRINGO TRAILS traces stories over 30 years to show the dramatic long-term impact of tourism on cultures, economies, and the environment.

Date of release
2014-01-01
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Drama, Documentary, Adventure
Director
Pegi Vail

Casting

Interesting facts

Gringo Trails is a 2013 feature-length documentary film directed by anthropologist Pegi Vail of New York University. The film follows the positive and negative impacts of travel and tourism on numerous communities across the globe, including Thailand, Bolivia, Mali (Timbuktu) and Bhutan, documenting how communities thrive, adapt, or deteriorate in the face of mass tourism, "one of the most powerful globalizing forces of our time."

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