Aleksander Laime: Diamonds of Angel Falls

Aleksander Laime: Diamonds of Angel Falls

52 mins | Documentary | Sept. 17, 2011

Aleksander Laime, romanticist and dreamer at heart, went deep into the jungle of Venezuela in search of Jimmy Angel’s famed ‘Diamond River’. While it was never publicized if he succeeded in his search, residents of Canaima still refer to him as their ancestors once named him – ‘The King of Diamonds’. Through gaining trust, Laime was to see something no other man had ever seen, but was forbidden from entering the place ever again.

Aleksander Laime: Diamonds of Angel Falls

52 mins | Documentary | Sept. 17, 2011

Aleksander Laime: Diamonds of Angel Falls
Aleksander Laime, romanticist and dreamer at heart, went deep into the jungle of Venezuela in search of Jimmy Angel’s famed ‘Diamond River’. While it was never publicized if he succeeded in his search, residents of Canaima still refer to him as their ancestors once named him – ‘The King of Diamonds’. Through gaining trust, Laime was to see something no other man had ever seen, but was forbidden from entering the place ever again.
Producers Screen Vision
Original title Aleksandrs Laime un Anhela ūdenskrituma dimanti
Directors Vladislavs Ščepins
Writers Natālija Aršavska, Valdis Ābols

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