Original subtitles

-I DON'T FEEL GOOD. -YOU DON'T FEEL GOOD?

Woman: NO.

Man: WHAT'S WRONG?I FEEL FAINT.

♪♪

I DON'T FEEL GOOD AT ALL.

[BLEEP].

Narrator: TWO STRANGERS -- ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN...

OH [BLEEP]....DROPPED INTO SOME OF

THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS ON THE PLANET...

-THIS IS DISGUSTING. -OH, I'M SORE EVERYWHERE.

Man: [ SCREAMS ]

Narrator: ...FOR 21 DAYS WITH NO FOOD...

-THIS IS FOOD? -JUST THE SMELL.

Narrator: ...NO WATER, NO CLOTHES.

Man: IT'S A STORM.

Narrator: WE'LL PUT THEIR SURVIVAL SKILLS TO THE ULTIMATE TEST.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

Woman: I HEARD NOISES.

I'M SCARED.

Narrator: AND IN THIS UNIQUE EVENT

THAT'S BEEN TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH,

TWO EUROPEANS WILL TAKE ON THE 21-DAY SURVIVAL CHALLENGE.

-I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE! -AW, DAMN IT.

-THIS IS NOT GOOD. -IT BEGINS! OH!

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

IN THE NORTHERN TIP OF SOUTH AFRICA,

TWO STRANGERS WILL TRY TO SURVIVE SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES

IN WHICH THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS ON THE PLANET LIVE.

LEOPARDS AND HYENAS REIGN OVER THE SAVANNA

IN SEARCH OF PREY TO FEED ON.

DEADLY SNAKES AND SCORPIONS LIE HIDDEN IN THE VEGETATION.

DANGER IS EVER PRESENT.

THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE DEMANDING.

DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, THE BLAZING SUN CAN PUSH

THE MERCURY ABOVE 104 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

IN THESE SEMIARID PLAINS, UNPREDICTABLE STORMS

STRIKE QUICKLY WITH VIOLENT FORCE.

AT NIGHT, STRONG EASTERLY WINDS

CAN DROP TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50s.

LAURENT AND VALéRIE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DRAW DEEPLY

ON THEIR SKILLS TO SURVIVE THIS RUGGED ENVIRONMENT.

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

MY NAME IS LAURENT. I'M 37 AND FROM FRANCE.

I HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO ARE 11, 9, AND 7.

I TEACH SURVIVAL IN THE WILD.

I CONSIDER MYSELF A GUARDIAN OF PRIMAL CRAFTS,

CRAFTS THAT COME FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES.

WELL, I'M KEEN TO SEE THE PLACE WHERE I'LL BE INSERTED,

TO QUICKLY ASSESS THE AREA'S POTENTIAL -- THE MATERIALS,

THE HILLS, THE WATER POINTS.

YEAH, SO I'M A BIG MIXTURE OF EXCITEMENT, APPREHENSION,

AND CURIOSITY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT COMING HERE AS IF TO FIGHT AGAINST NATURE

OR TO BE CONFRONTATIONAL.

THE WAY I SEE IT IS IT'S LIVING IN NATURE.

IT FEELS BIZARRE TO GET NAKED LIKE THIS

IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

BUT AT HOME I WORK A LOT ON HOW TO LIVE WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE,

AND TO FIND MYSELF IN THIS SITUATION WITH NOTHING,

IT'S EXHILARATING FOR ME.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GET NAKED IN THE SAVANNA.

MY NAME IS VALéRIE.

I'M MARRIED. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN.

WE LIVE IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY OF FRANCE.

AND I'M 48 YEARS OLD.

PARTICIPATING IN THIS ADVENTURE IS AN ENORMOUS CHALLENGE FOR ME,

SEEING AS THOUGH I HAVE LIMITED PRIMITIVE-SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE.

BUT I LOVE NATURE, AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW FAR I CAN GO.

MY GREATEST PLEASURE WOULD BE TO HOLD FOR THE ENTIRE 21 DAYS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I'M GONNA FEEL GOOD HERE.

GIRAFFES! OH, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S INTRIGUED. LOOK, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

WOW.

MY MIND-SET IS MY BIGGEST STRENGTH.

YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS ADVENTURE IF YOU WANT

TO PUSH BEYOND YOUR LIMITS TO OUTDO YOURSELF.

MENTALLY, I THINK I CAN LAST.

I'M NOT USED TO BEING NAKED. I DON'T FEEL AT EASE.

I DON'T HAVE THE SOUL OF A NUDIST,

BUT I'M DOING IT NOW TO BE IN SYMBIOSIS WITH NATURE.

I HOPE THAT, BIT BY BIT, I'LL BECOME ONE WITH NATURE

AND RESEMBLE IT.

I'M WILD, AND I'M EXCITED TO LIVE IN THE WILD.

♪♪

Narrator: TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CHALLENGE,

EXPERTS ASSESS EACH CANDIDATE'S SURVIVAL SKILLS

IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS BASED ON EVALUATIONS

CONCERNING THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, AND SURVIVAL SKILLS.

ON A SCALE FROM ZERO TO 10,

EACH SURVIVALIST IS GIVEN A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OR PSR.

LAURENT HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE WILD.

HIS MASTERY OF PRIMITIVE SKILLS IS A STRENGTH

THAT SHOULD ALLOW HIM TO ADAPT QUICKLY TO THIS ENVIRONMENT.

HE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 8.5.

VALéRIE IS IN EXCELLENT PHYSICAL CONDITION,

AND HER STRONG MIND SHOULD HELP ENSURE HER SUCCESS.

EXPERTS HAVE GIVEN HER AN INITIAL PSR OF 5.7.

OH, IT'S HOT, HOT.

I'M REALLY EAGER TO MEET MY PARTNER.

I REALLY HOPE THAT THE TWO OF US WILL BE IN SYNC.

I EXPECT HIM TO BE A CONFIDANTE AND A FRIEND,

AND I'LL DO EVERYTHING TO ENSURE WE STAY TOGETHER TILL THE END.

Laurent: MY BIGGEST CURIOSITY IS TO KNOW

WHO MY PARTNER FOR THIS ADVENTURE WILL BE.

I HOPE SHE HAS SOME SKILLS THAT COMPLEMENT MINE.

I'M JUST LOOKING TO GO AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AS A PAIR.

HI. -HELLO.

MY NAME IS LAURENT. HI.

I'M VALéRIE. VALéRIE. MM.

NICE TO MEET YOU. YES.

REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU.

Valérie: WHEN I FIRST MEET HIM,

I THINK HE'S A REAL PREHISTORIC CHARACTER.

HE WEARS IT WELL. HE HAS THE LOOK.

HE'S A CHARACTER, REALLY.

HOW DO YOU FEEL? BETTER.

THERE'S ONE LESS MYSTERY NOW THAT I'VE MET YOU.

THAT'S TRUE.SO I FEEL A LOT CALMER.

ARE YOU USED TO DOING THIS KIND OF ADVENTURE,

OR NOT AT ALL?

I'VE DONE A FEW ADVENTURES LIKE THIS, BUT IN EUROPE.

THIS WILL BE MY FIRST ADVENTURE IN AFRICA.

FOR ME, THIS IS THE FIRST ONE ANYWHERE.

OH, GOOD.

I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL.

OH. WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER, THEN.

LET'S GO PUT OUR FEET IN THE SHADE.

YEAH.THESE ROCKS ARE REALLY HOT.

Narrator: TO FACE THE EXTREME CONDITIONS OF THE CHALLENGE,

LAURENT AND VALéRIE HAVE EACH BEEN ALLOWED

TO BRING ONE ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL ITEM.

Valérie: A MACHETE.

WE CAN CUT WOOD, HOWEVER LONG WE WANT.

Laurent: AND FOR MY PART, I BROUGHT A DEERSKIN.

WOW. I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT THAT.

IT WILL HAVE SEVERAL USES,

TO LAY ON THE GROUND OR FOR WARMTH AT NIGHT

BECAUSE HERE, YOU KNOW, THE TEMPERATURES, THEY CAN PLUMMET.

THAT CAN BE USED FOR MAKING LOTS OF THINGS, I HOPE.

YOU CAN SHOW ME ALL THAT BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T SEE IT.

YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

IN THE DAY, A FILM CREW WILL BE PRESENT

BUT ARE UNDER INSTRUCTION ONLY TO INTERVENE IN EMERGENCIES.

THE SURVIVALISTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SMALL CAMERA

TO DOCUMENT THEIR OWN SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE,

AS WELL AS A RUDIMENTARY MAP OF THE AREA.

OKAY, INSERTION.

HERE, I BELIEVE THE BAOBAB TREES WILL BE A GOOD RESOURCE FOR US.

LAURENT AND VALéRIE'S ADVENTURE BEGINS WITH A 4-MILE TREK

TO A RIVERBED, WHERE THEY SHOULD FIND ENOUGH RESOURCES

TO SURVIVE FOR THREE WEEKS.

♪♪

HERE WE GO.

WE'LL HAVE TO WALK OVER THESE HOT STONES.

[BLEEP].

IT'S NOT EASY, THE GROUND.

YEAH. ARE YOUR FEET ALL RIGHT?

SORRY? YOUR FEET?

MY FEET?YEAH, ARE THEY OKAY?

THEY'RE NOT GREAT.

MY SKIN IS REALLY STARTING TO BURN, I THINK.

Laurent: MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT SOME MUD ON OUR SHOULDERS.

OKAY.

AND ON THE MOST DELICATE BITS.

I KNOW MY BUTTOCKS AREN'T PREPARED TO TAKE SO MUCH SUN.

OW, OW, OW.

YOU READY TO PUT MUD MIXED WITH URINE ON YOURSELF?

[ LAUGHS ]WE COULD SPIT, AS WELL.

IF YOU SPIT, YOU LOSE THE LITTLE WATER IN YOUR MOUTH,

AND IT'S NOT THE TIME TO DRY UP.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'LL FIND WATER, SO...

THE MIXTURE OF EARTH AND URINE MAKES A MUD,

WHICH IS A NATURAL SHIELD AGAINST U.V.

WITHOUT THIS PROTECTION,

LAURENT AND VALéRIE RISK SERIOUS BURNS IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES.

THE EARTH IS NICE, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, IT'S GREAT.

DON'T FORGET YOUR HANDS AND FEET.

DO YOUR BUTT, TOO, ANYTHING THAT TOUCHES THE GROUND.

PROTECTING OURSELVES FROM THE SUN IS OUR MOST URGENT TASK.

Laurent: EVEN AT THE START, THINGS WITH VALéRIE JUST FLOW NATURALLY.

I GET THE FEELING THAT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME A LOT.

IT'S REASSURING, SHE'LL BE A GOOD PARTNER,

AND THERE'S EVERY CHANCE THAT WE'LL GO ALL THE WAY TOGETHER.

IS MY FACE COVERED PROPERLY? HOW DO I LOOK?

YEAH, IT'S GOOD. YOUR BEARD WILL HELP COVER YOU, TOO.

OH.

OKAY. COOL.

THERE'LL BE TOUGH TIMES, FOR SURE.

I KNOW THERE WILL BE. I KNOW.

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?I HAVE THREE.

OH, OKAY. HOW OLD ARE THEY?

THEY'RE 11, 9, AND 7.

WHOA! DAMN IT, MY FEET.

YOU OKAY?HOLD ON A SECOND.

YEAH.

THINGS ARE GETTING STUCK IN MY FEET.

AH.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

I NEED TO WALK SLOWLY.

OH, IT'S HOT.

DAMN, IT'S HOT.

Narrator: UNDER THE SCORCHING SUN,

THE STONES RETAIN HEAT AND RISE IN TEMPERATURE.

AFTER WALKING FOR AN HOUR,

BARE FEET THAT AREN'T USED TO HOT SURFACES

ARE UNABLE TO TOLERATE THESE CONDITIONS.

Laurent: IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE WALKING ON THORNS.

I MEAN, YOU CAN FEEL EVERY TINY GRAIN OF SAND

DIGGING INTO YOUR SKIN, AND THAT'S OVER MILES AND MILES.

IT'S UNBEARABLE HEAT.

OH, IT'S HOT! IT'S HOT!

IT'S SO HOT. DAMN!

OW, OW, OW, OW!

MY FEET HAVE REALLY SUFFERED, WALKING ON THIS KIND OF GRAVEL.

IT BURNS SO SHARPLY THAT I CAN'T PLACE MY FEET ONTO THE EARTH.

OH! OH!

[ EXHALES, INHALES SHARPLY ]

MY FEET ARE ON FIRE.

I'M OVERHEATING.

I DON'T FEEL GOOD.

YOU DON'T FEEL GOOD?NO.

I FEEL FAINT. I'M NOT DOING GOOD.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

IT'S LIKE A DIZZY SPELL.

Laurent: AT THIS POINT, I'M AFRAID TO LOSE HER,

IN CASE SHE'S TOO FRAIL TO CARRY ON.

SHE HAS TO LEAVE THE ADVENTURE HERE AND NOW.

I FEAR SHE'S ALREADY REACHED HER LIMIT.

WE'RE NOT EVEN AT THE CAMP YET.

I'M SORRY. DON'T WORRY.

IT'S FINE. WE HAVE TIME.

LOOK, LAY DOWN. TAKE THE HIDE IF YOU WANT.

THIS IS NOT GOOD. DAMN IT. [ EXHALES ]

I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE IT TO WHERE WE WANT TO CAMP YET,

AND I FEEL FAINT.

I KEEP TELLING MYSELF I'M NOT DONE YET,

BUT I CAN'T GO ON.

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

Valérie: THIS IS NOT GOOD. DAMN IT. [ EXHALES ]

I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE IT TO WHERE WE WANT TO CAMP,

AND I FEEL FAINT.

I KEEP TELLING MYSELF I'M NOT DONE YET,

BUT I CAN'T GO ON.

THIS CAN'T HAPPEN. I HAVE TO GET BACK ON MY FEET.

COME ON, VAL. YOU NEED TO GET UP.

Laurent: FINALLY, VAL GETS BACK UP,

AND I'M PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.

AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZE I'M DEALING WITH SOMEONE

VERY COURAGEOUS WITH STRONG WILLPOWER.

A STRONG MENTALITY IS FUNDAMENTAL IN SURVIVAL.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

LET'S GO.I'LL FOLLOW AT YOUR PACE.

Valérie: YES. IT DID ME GOOD TO LIE DOWN.

Laurent: ALL RIGHT, OUR PRIORITY NOW IS TO GET TO A GOOD SPOT

WHERE WE CAN BUILD A SHELTER.

WOW, LOOK AT THE BAOBABS.

WOW, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE TREE.

LOOKS LIKE A NICE PLACE TO SET UP CAMP.

Narrator: THIS 100-YEAR-OLD BAOBAB TREE

WILL PROVIDE SHADE AND PROTECTION

AGAINST THE PUNISHING HEAT OF THE AFRICAN SAVANNA.

HIDING AMONG THE CLUSTERS OF ROCKS ARE SCORPIONS

AND SNAKES LIKE THE VENOMOUS HORNED VIPER,

WAITING FOR THE COOL OF THE EVENING

TO EMERGE FROM THEIR LAIR.

WHEN DARKNESS SETS IN,

PREDATORS ROAM ON THE HUNT FOR FOOD.

IN ORDER TO SPEND THE NIGHT HERE,

LAURENT AND VALéRIE MUST CONSTRUCT A SECURE SHELTER.

WOW, A WATERFALL. AH, THAT'S SO GOOD.

FEELS GREAT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT LOOKS NICE AND CLEAR. SHOULD WE WAIT AWHILE?

WELL, IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH. TOUGH, BUT SENSIBLE.

WE NEED TO FIND A BETTER SHELTER

THAN UNDER THE BAOBAB TREE.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY SUITABLE SPOT.

I'M INSPIRED. AWESOME.

LOOK HERE.

WE ALREADY HAVE KIND OF A RIDGE TENT.

HERE, YEAH.

AND THESE ARE LIKE THE RIDGE POLES,

AND WE CAN ADD BRANCHES ON EITHER SIDE LIKE A RIDGE TENT.

AND THEN WE CAN PLACE THORNS OVER THE TOP.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE IT MORE STABLE

WITH SOME LARGER BRANCHES.

IT'S NOT TOO CLOSE TO THE WATER?

OH, NO, NO, NO.

AWESOME. GREAT.

Laurent: WELL, THE CHALLENGE TONIGHT WILL BE ENSURING WE CAN SLEEP SAFELY.

I'M MAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT PREDATORS.

SPOTTED SOME TREES WITH LONG THORNS, YOU KNOW,

AND IF WE CAN CREATE A FRAME IN THE SHAPE OF A RIDGE TENT,

WE CAN ADD A THICK LAYER OF THORNS OVER THE TOP OF IT.

AND YEAH, I THINK IT WILL DO A GOOD JOB

OF KEEPING ANY HYENAS AND LEOPARDS AWAY.

HAVE YOU FOUND ANYTHING FOR THE FIRE? DID YOU HAVE TIME?

NO. WE WON'T HAVE A FIRE TONIGHT.

IT TAKES TOO MUCH PREPARATION AND ENERGY.

AND I'M SO THIRSTY, IT JUST ISN'T POSSIBLE.

IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA.THAT'S FINE.

Valérie: WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT LAURENT IS

THAT HE'S VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

HE'S CALM.

HE KNOWS WHAT HIS PRIORITIES ARE.

HE'S AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZER.

I FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH HIM.

I COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER PARTNER.

♪♪

Valérie: IT'S THE FIRST NIGHT.

IT'S COLD. IT'S COLD. I'M --

I'M SHIVERING. AH!

SO WE CAN'T SLEEP.

WE DECIDED TO SHARE OUR BODY HEAT

AND LIE CLOSE TOGETHER.

IT'LL GIVE US A FEW EXTRA DEGREES.

FOR THIS COLD, WE WON'T BE SLEEPING.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE A FIRE.YEAH.

♪♪

HI.

GETTING UP THIS MORNING, I CAN ONLY THINK ABOUT ONE THING --

WATER.

Laurent: WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE DEAL IS WITH THE WATER,

IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN FILTER IT.

OUR GOAL THIS MORNING IS TO FIND WATER

AND MAKE SOME PROGRESS ON A FIRE.

I'M TORN BETWEEN DRINKING THE WATER AND TRYING TO START A FIRE

BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY.

BUT IT WILL BE HARD IF I'M NOT HYDRATED, SO...

WE CAN DIG SOME HOLES AROUND HERE

HERE, WE'LL MAKE ONE HERE.

Valérie: THIS WATER IS GORGEOUS.

WE FOUND SOME FLOWING WATER THAT LOOKS PRETTY CLEAR.

BUT FROM EXPERIENCE, I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO INDULGE

IN DRINKING IT RIGHT AWAY.

SO WE'LL START BY DIGGING A SMALL WELL,

CHECKING THE WATER QUALITY.

THERE ARE SOME PARTICLES YOU CAN SEE, BUT OTHERS ARE INVISIBLE.

ANYTHING BACTERIOLOGICAL, SUCH AS VIRUSES,

PROTOZOA, OR BACTERIA, POSES A RISK, I KNOW.

WE NEED TO LET THAT SIT.

LAURENT IS A REAL LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO SURVIVAL.

HE KNOWS SO MANY METHODS.

I'M LEARNING A LOT LISTENING TO HIM.

AND NOW WE CAN DRINK IT.

♪♪

[ COUGHS ]

Narrator: DYSENTERY, PARASITES, AND TYPHOID FEVER

ARE WATERBORNE DISEASES

THAT POSE THE GREATEST THREAT TO SURVIVAL.

Valérie: IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PARTICULAR ODOR,

SO IT'S REALLY GOOD TO DRINK, DEFINITELY.

SHALL I COVER IT LIKE THIS?

YEAH, YEAH.

I'M GONNA GO LOOK FOR WOOD FOR A FIRE.

OKAY, GREAT.

I REALLY BELIEVE IN LAURENT'S ABILITIES.

HE'LL BE ABLE TO LIGHT A FIRE, I'M SURE OF IT.

♪♪

Narrator: LAURENT DECIDES TO USE HIS DEERSKIN TO MAKE A STRING

FOR THE BOW HE WILL USE TO LIGHT A FIRE.

Laurent: BEFORE I MAKE MY FIRST ATTEMPT,

I'M MAKING SURE THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE.

I KNOW THAT THE MORE TIMES I HAVE TO TRY,

THE MORE EXHAUSTED I'LL BECOME.

I'M BURNING ALL MY CALORIES,

AS WE HAVEN'T EATEN ANYTHING YET.

WE CAN GO FOR IT NOW.

YEAH? LET'S DO IT.

NOW, LET'S SAY YOU HAVE AN EMBER.

WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT? YOU USE THE HAY TO LIGHT A FIRE?

YEAH. I NEED YOUR HELP TO HOLD THE BONE IN PLACE.

JUST DON'T LET IT WOBBLE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL.

OKAY. I'VE GOT THE REST.

Narrator: LAURENT IS USING THIS TECHNIQUE

TO MAKE A FRICTION FIRE.

IT INVOLVES RUBBING TWO PIECES OF WOOD TOGETHER

TO CREATE AN EMBER.

THE BOW HE IS USING WILL ALLOW HIM TO CREATE MORE FORCE

AND SPEED IN TERMS OF THE FRICTION,

WHICH WILL RAISE THE TEMPERATURE FASTER

UNTIL HE GETS AN EMBER.

I SMELL IT, I SMELL IT. YEAH.

SHH! HANG ON. WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

[ GRUNTS ]

Laurent: AS SOON AS VALéRIE SEES THE SMOKE,

SHE THINKS, YOU KNOW, "WE'VE GOT IT!"

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT EVEN 2% OF THE JOB DONE.

I MEAN, YOU CAN HAVE PLENTY OF SMOKE AND NOT A SINGLE EMBER.

[ GRUNTS ]

YES, I'VE GOT IT. OKAY.

WE HAVE AN EMBER.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

HOLD ON, HOLD ON. WE'RE STILL NOT QUITE THERE.

[ BLOWING ]

-AWESOME. THAT'S GREAT. -WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

THANK YOU.WAIT. IT'S NOT YET FINISHED.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN THIS.

I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE. I KNOW THIS COULD STILL FAIL.

HOLD ON. KEEP STILL.

AND SHE'S HAPPY AGAIN.

I MEAN, THERE IT IS. WE HAVE AN EMBER.

BUT IF YOU STILL DON'T HAVE THE FLAME,

THEN YOU'RE NOT EVEN 40% OF THE WAY THERE.

♪♪

♪♪

IS IT GOOD? I CAN CELEBRATE NOW?

YEAH, YOU GOT IT.

WE'RE GONNA BE WARM TONIGHT.

[ BOTH LAUGHING ]

WAIT, I'M NOT LOSING IT NOW.

WE'VE GOT THE FIRE, AND THE FIRST EMBER TURNS INTO A FLAME.

SO THAT'S...

IT'S JUST... [CHUCKLES]

IT'S JUST...

IT'S JUST INDESCRIBABLE.

EVERY TIME I GET A FLAME, AND EVEN MORE HERE...

♪♪

THERE'S A FEELING THAT ALL OUR TECHNOLOGIES, YOU KNOW,

COME TOGETHER IN THE MOST ANCIENT WAY OF HUMANITY

IN THE MOMENT WHEN MAN BEGINS TO MASTER FIRE.

Valérie: I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE FOUND ANYONE BETTER THAN YOU.

OH, THAT TOUCHES ME.YOU FOUND WATER.

YOU MAKE FIRE.

TOMORROW, YOU'LL MAKE A ROAST CHICKEN, I'M SURE OF IT.

-YEAH. -IT'S GREAT.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING. WE HAVE WATER.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO SLEEP BETTER THAN LAST NIGHT.

IT WON'T BE SO COLD, ANYWAY. I HOPE NOT.

WE'LL BE WINNING, STEP BY STEP.

AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE TURNS LOOKING AFTER THE FIRE.

YOU WANT TO KEEP IT GOING TILL THIS EVENING?

I'M NOT GONNA REMAKE IT EVERY TWO HOURS. I MEAN...

OKAY.

WE HAVE TO KEEP IT GOING UNTIL THE END.

I'M NOT GONNA REDO IT. -SO WE NEED TO GO LOOK FOR WOOD?

YEAH. BIG PIECES, NO?

WE'LL NEED THEM, YEAH, FOR SURE.

SURE.

Laurent: SO, WHEN VALéRIE TALKS TO ME ABOUT REMAKING THE FIRE,

I'M A LITTLE STUNG BY IT.

BEYOND THE TECHNIQUE YOU HAVE TO ACQUIRE,

IT'S AN INTENSE EFFORT, AND SHE DOESN'T GET IT.

I'M A LITTLE PERPLEXED BY HER ATTITUDE.

♪♪

WHAT'S THIS NOISE? I DON'T LIKE IT.

SOMETHING MADE A NOISE. IT'S COMING CLOSER.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

[ RUSTLING ]

DO YOU THINK IT'S SAND FALLING?

SAND? IT'S LEAVES.

YOU SEE THE DRY LEAVES?

YEAH, THE DRY LEAVES ARE FALLING.

IT'S UNDER THE LEAF.

AAH!

♪♪

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

SOMETHING MADE A NOISE. IT'S COMING CLOSER.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

IT'S UNDER THE LEAF.

AAH!

[ LAUGHS ]

Laurent: AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET WOKEN UP,

YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

IF IT RUNS OVER YOUR THIGH, IT'S REALLY...

[ CHUCKLES ]

IT'S NOT VERY NICE TO BE WOKEN UP BY BUGS.

♪♪

WE MANAGED TO KEEP THE FIRE BURNING ALL NIGHT,

SO I WASN'T COLD.

I DIDN'T SHIVER, SO I FEEL IN BETTER SHAPE THAN YESTERDAY.

WE HAVE DRINKING WATER. YESTERDAY, WE DRANK SOME.

THIS MORNING, WE GET UP.

NO DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS, NOTHING AT ALL. WE'RE GREAT.

I'VE JUST CAUGHT A GRASSHOPPER.

AND WE'RE GONNA COOK IT AND EAT IT.

AND THIS MORNING, WE STILL HAVE THE FIRE, SO IT'S GOOD NEWS.

♪♪

Laurent: SO, HOW DOES IT TASTE?

IT REMINDS ME OF CORN.

Valérie: IT'S REALLY GOOD. YOU'LL LIKE IT.

OH, YEAH.

CORN, NO?

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT USED TO EATING CORN.

REMINDS ME OF GRASSHOPPER. [ LAUGHS ]

TASTES A BIT LIKE GRASSHOPPER, I'D SAY.

IT STICKS TO YOUR MOUTH.

VALéRIE IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF LOOKING AFTER THE FIRE.

AND ME -- I'M GONNA START

CUTTING OUT SOME SANDALS FROM THE DEERSKIN

SO WE CAN MOVE ABOUT.

Laurent: SHALL I MEASURE YOUR FEET?

OKAY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE MY DEERSKIN SANDALS.

I TRUST HIM COMPLETELY.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME GREAT SHOES.

I'LL MAKE THE LACESFOR THE STRAPS?

AFTERWARDS.

WE'LL HAVE TO WET THE STRAPS, AND WE'LL HAVE LUXURY SANDALS.

Narrator: WETTING AN ANIMAL SKIN RESTORES SOME OF ITS FLEXIBILITY

AND SOFTENS THE TEXTURE TO PREVENT CHAFING.

ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO DO?

JUST LOOK AFTER THE FIRE.

SURE. WHERE IS THE FIRE?

OH, YEAH, OVER THERE.

Valérie: IT'S CLEARLY HIM WHO GIVES DIRECTIONS BECAUSE

I'M JUST DISCOVERING MY SKILL SET.

SOMETIMES I HAVE THE FEELING OF NOT BEING UP TO SPEED.

PERFECT, THE FIRE.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

I'M JUST FINISHING THE DEERSKIN SANDALS.

THIS IS THE FOURTH ONE.

AFTERWARDS, WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE THEM TO DRY,

STRETCH THE STRINGS SO THEY DON'T GET TOO TIGHT

AND SO WE CAN WALK WITHOUT HURTING OURSELVES.

♪♪

♪♪

Laurent: HAVE YOU BEEN ASLEEP?

UNH-UNH. NO?

DID YOU HAVE A LOOK AT THE FIRE BEFORE YOU CAME?

NO. NO?

I FORGOT.

HMM.

I'M NOT SURE. I LOOKED, BUT I...

I THINK IT WAS SMOKING.

I LEFT IT ALONE.

YOU OKAY? YEP.

HE SAID, "DID YOU STOKE THE FIRE?"

I SAID, "NO, I TOTALLY FORGOT."

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHY WE HAVE TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING ALL THE TIME.

VALéRIE SEEMS TO BE TIRED, AND FATIGUE

IN THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW IT,

CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO DOING STUPID THINGS.

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD.

♪♪

Laurent: SHALL WE TRY IT?

Valérie: OKAY.

IT'S LONG, YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

WELL, YOU CAN CUT IT.

BRILLIANT.

WHOO! WHOO-HOO!

THE SHOES LAURENT MADE GIVE ME IRREPLACEABLE COMFORT.

THEY'RE REALLY MADE TO FIT OUR FEET.

I HOPE THEY'LL LAST FOR THE WHOLE TIME.

IT'S A GREAT GIFT THAT HE GAVE ME.

♪♪

[ SINGSONG VOICE ] I'VE CAUGHT A LIZARD,

I'VE CAUGHT A LIZARD.

[ NORMAL VOICE ] LOOK.

ISN'T HE BEAUTIFUL?YEAH, GREAT.

BRAVO. FIRST TIME.

AND WHAT SHALL I DO BEFORE I PUT HIM IN THE ASHES?

OH, YOU'LL -- YOU'LL HAVE TO...

KILL HIM? I CAN'T.YEAH, 'CAUSE...

YEAH, YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT.

WHY? YOU COULD DO IT.

-YOU WANT TO DELEGATE THE DEATH? -YES.

OF THE MEAT YOU'RE GONNA EAT?

I DON'T LIKE KILLING THEM.

I DON'T LIKE KILLING THINGS BECAUSE I TAKE THE LIFE

OF A LIVING THING THAT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO ME.

AND, ALSO, IT'S GONNA FEED ME.

HOW DO I DO IT? POOR THING. I DON'T LIKE THIS.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT A QUICK BLOW

OR YOU JUST TWIST ITS NECK.

UGH! POOR GUY.GO ON. DON'T BE --

TWIST ITS NECK?

I DON'T LIKE IT. HE'S ALSO SO CUTE.

I'M NOT -- NO, I CAN'T.

I COULDN'T KILL EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO EAT.

WHY? EVEN IF YOU EAT ANTS?

OH, HE'S ALIVE UNDER MY FINGERS.

WHY DOES HE REFUSE TO DO IT WHEN IT'S NO PROBLEM FOR HIM?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

ANTS WOULD BE EASIER.

YEAH, YOU PRESS IT AND --

I KNOW, BUT I FEEL IT ALIVE.

IT'S NOT EASY.

ANTS ARE ALIVE, TOO.

DID YOU KILL IT? YEAH.

I'LL PUT IT ASIDE ON A STONE.

WATCH IT. WATCH IT CAREFULLY.

TURN IT OVER WITH YOUR STICK.

YOU CAN PUT IT DIRECTLY INTO --

OH, I DROPPED IT.

DO LIZARDS HAVE A LOT OF PROTEIN?

YES.

IT'S NOT COMPLETELY COOKED.

YEAH. NO, IT'S -- IT'S COOKED ENOUGH.

GO ON. EAT IT WHOLE.I'LL TRY IT.

THERE'S SAND IN IT. I DROPPED IT IN THE SAND.

Narrator: LIZARDS ARE INDEED AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF PROTEIN.

BUT LAURENT AND VALéRIE HAVE STILL INGESTED

LESS THAN 400 CALORIES EACH

DURING THE FIRST FIVE DAYS OF THE CHALLENGE.

IT'S URGENT FOR THEM TO FIND SOMETHING TO EAT.

I CAN'T SEE ANY FRUIT.

♪♪

LOOK, AN EDIBLE FLOWER.

I KNOW THAT.

YOU HUNGRY?

WHAT IS THAT PLANT?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S GOOD.

BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF PLANTS.

I MEAN, THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME HERE.

NOT THIS ONE. I KNOW IT.

THAT'S IT, FOR SURE. I'M SURE OF IT.

LAURENT IS A PERSON WHO NEEDS TO FEEL REASSURED.

HE WON'T JUST DO ANYTHING, EVEN IF I TELL HIM

THE PLANT IS EDIBLE AND I'M SURE OF IT.

SO HE NEEDS TO HAVE KNOWN IT ALREADY,

TO HAVE TESTED IT.

AND I UNDERSTAND. IT'S NO PROBLEM.

I KNOW WE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER, AFTER ALL.

I'M SORRY. I'LL LEAVE IT.

I NEED TO TRY IT FIRST.NO WORRIES.

I DON'T EAT ANYTHING WITHOUT TESTING IT,

BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM OF CONFIDENCE.

NOT IN VALéRIE, BUT IN HER KNOWLEDGE,

GIVEN THE FIRST FOUR DAYS.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH FAUNA AND FLORA KNOWLEDGE AT ALL.

NO, I'M SURE.IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

99.5%? COME ON.

OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.

Laurent: SHE'S STARTING TO GET TIRED,

AND SOMETIMES I THINK SHE LACKS LUCIDITY.

SO THAT IS ALSO A BIG RED FLAG FOR ME, YOU KNOW?

♪♪

IS THE FIRE GOING WELL? ALL GOOD?

-YEAH. -YEAH?

Valérie: DON'T YOU THINK IT'S A SHAME

TO KEEP THIS FIRE GOING FOR NOTHING?

FOR NOTHING?

SEEING AS YOU LIT IT SO QUICKLY,

WHY CAN'T WE LIGHT IT AGAIN TONIGHT?

BUT THE ENERGY IT TAKES ME...THE FIRE?

...TO RE-LIGHT IT.

AND THE ENERGY IT TAKES ME TO BRING THE WOOD.

CAN YOU IMAGINE?

IT'LL BURN, AND TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE NONE LEFT.

YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A FIRE FROM FRICTION,

OKAY?

YOU LIT THE FIRE QUICKLY, DIDN'T YOU? RIGHT?

YOU DON'T REALIZE THE STRAIN IT TAKES AND THE PHYSICAL EFFORT

IT IS FOR THE HEART, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

THIS MORNING I COLLECTED WOOD, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT AFTER --

YOU SAW THE BIG PIECES I BROUGHT.

MY HEART WAS POUNDING, OKAY?

OKAY.

Laurent: WHEN SHE TOLD ME TO MAKE A FIRE EVERY DAY

BECAUSE IT'S TIRING TO COLLECT WOOD,

SHE WENT UP A NOTCH IN HER LACK OF AWARENESS

OF HOW MUCH WORK IT IS.

THE FIRE TOOK YOU, WHAT, TWO, THREE MINUTES?

I WAS THERE. I HELD THE BONE.

I'M TRYING TO CONTROL MY EMOTIONS,

BUT I'M FINDING HER A BIT HEADSTRONG.

Laurent: OKAY, I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE THE ENERGY IT TAKES TO START

THE FIRE AND THE RISKS THAT COME IF WE LOSE IT.

OKAY.OKAY? YOU'RE WAY OFF.

ALL RIGHT, I'M WAY OFF. THAT'S TRUE.

AND WHAT ANNOYED ME JUST NOW WAS WHAT YOU SAID.

LIKE, "YOU CAN MAKE THE FIRE EVERY DAY."

I MEAN, YOU COULD ALSO ASK ME IF I COULD TEACH YOU THE TECHNIQUE.

YEAH? AND WE'LL TAKE TURNS, OR...

YOU KNOW. DO YOU SEE?

OKAY.

AND I THINK THAT'S A COOL APPROACH.

I MEAN, IT STAYS POSITIVE.

OF COURSE.I FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE FAIR.

YOU KNOW? -OKAY.

SHE HASN'T ASKED ME TO TEACH HER THE TECHNIQUE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, SHE'S RELYING ON MY KNOWLEDGE AND WHAT I CAN DO.

AND I THINK I'VE DONE QUITE WELL SO FAR.

IF WE CATCH FOOD AND DON'T HAVE THE FIRE,

THE MEAT WILL GO BAD.

IT WASTES ENERGY AND THE ANIMAL'S LIFE.

WELL, YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT.

I HADN'T GUESSED IT. I CAN'T GUESS.

IT'S NOT AN INSTINCT.

SO ASK. SO EXPLAIN IT.

AT THE MOMENT, I'M CONTROLLING MY REACTIONS,

BUT IF IT CONTINUES AND REPEATS, IT MIGHT START TO TIRE ME OUT.

♪♪

♪♪

THE TRUTH IS YOU'RE USED TO LIGHTING FIRES,

AND I DON'T -- I JUST DON'T KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES.

I DON'T THINK HE'S GAUGING

THAT I'M MAKING AS BIG AN EFFORT AS I CAN.

I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS.

♪♪

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

Laurent: MY OBJECTIVES TODAY ARE CENTERED ON FINDING FOOD.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE.

Laurent: SEE YOU LATER.

I'M GONNA SEARCH NEARBY TO TRY TO FIND FRUIT OR FISH.

Valérie: YESTERDAY, IT EXPLODED.

THIS MORNING, THERE'S STILL SOME TENSION.

LAURENT GOT UP, DIDN'T SAY A WORD.

HE'S KEEPING TO HIMSELF.

I DIDN'T SEE IT LIKE THAT.

I THOUGHT A PARTNERSHIP SHOULD WORK AS A PAIR.

♪♪

I'M REALLY TIRED. I DON'T FEEL GOOD IN THIS PARTNERSHIP.

[ SNIFFLES ]

♪♪

Laurent: IN TERMS OF HUNGER,

I THINK IT'S URGENT TO START FINDING FOOD.

I REALLY NEED TO EAT.

SO MY DAY IS REALLY FOCUSED ON FINDING FOOD.

♪♪

I JUST SET A BIRD TRAP.

I HOPE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MEAT TO EAT SOON.

[ EXHALES ]

NOW, THE TRAP I MADE FOR THE BIRDS IS A SNARE.

THE TRIGGER IS MADE WITH THE TENSION FROM A BRANCH.

SO THE BIRD WILL LAND THERE WHEN IT GOES FOR THE BAIT,

AND IT WILL TRIGGER THE TENSION OF THE BRANCH

AND IT WILL BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE SNARE.

RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TRAP.

♪♪

♪♪

Valérie: CAN WE TALK FOR TWO SECONDS?

YES.

I HAD BASED THE SUCCESS OF THIS ADVENTURE

ON A PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS.

AND I THINK THIS ONE ISN'T WORKING.

THAT'S IT.

I'M SURPRISED THAT YOU CAN'T SEE THAT

IF WE DON'T AGREE ON SOMETHING, WE CAN LET A FEW HOURS GO BY.

THAT'S WHAT I DID.OKAY.

IT'S BEEN THREE HOURS.RIGHT.

I WAS JUST SAYING WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED.

YEAH, BUT I HAVE THE RIGHT TO INTERRUPT YOU

BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I'VE BEEN ALONE FOR THREE HOURS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU COME? I MEAN, WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

WELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE YOU.

YEAH, BUT YESTERDAY, THERE WAS ANOTHER REASON,

AND THE DAY BEFORE...

FROM WHERE I STAND, I SEE SOMEONE PASSIONATE

ABOUT SURVIVAL IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

YOU CHOSE THIS EXPERIENCE TO PUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE,

AND I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING ON YOUR OWN, THOUGH.

YOU DON'T NEED ANYONE.

I NEED A PARTNER.

YOU HAVE A UNIQUE ABILITY TO ADAPT.

THAT IS INCREDIBLE.

I COULD DO WITH YOU SAYING THAT MORE OFTEN.

I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN WITH,

YOU KNOW, THE HUNGER AND THE FATIGUE...

ME, TOO.

...AND THE MOTIVATION THAT I HAVE.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE, I THINK.

VALéRIE IS EXPERIENCING A DIP IN MORALE,

EXHAUSTION, AND SLEEP DEPRIVATION,

WHICH IS IRREVERSIBLE, AND WITH HOW I'M FEELING TODAY HERE,

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.

I'VE DONE ALL I CAN TO ENCOURAGE YOU,

TO GIVE YOU SOME CLUES FOR EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO DO HERE.

YEAH, OKAY.

IF I CARRY YOU ALONG

AND YOU ALSO ASK ME TO TALK DURING THE DAY,

TO BE INTERACTING WITH YOU FOR MOST OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW,

HOW ARE WE GOING TO EAT, YOU KNOW?

MAYBE YOU'RE IMAGINING SURVIVING

OR LIVING OFF YOUR RESERVES FOR THREE WEEKS,

BUT THAT'S NOT HOW I IMAGINE IT, SO...

OKAY. CAN I SPEAK NOW?

YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING SURVIVAL-RELATED TO DO,

AND OKAY, AND I DO SOMETHING ELSE.

AND WE'RE RARELY TOGETHER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DON'T HAVE A MORE WARM

OR MORE HUMAN SIDE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU...

YOU WON'T LET ME SPEAK. YOU WON'T LET ME FINISH.

NO, IT'S A JOKE. I HAD NOTHING TO SAY.

GO ON. CARRY ON.

NO, I THINK I'LL STOP.

NO, YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING.

NO, IT'S OKAY.

WE HAVE DIVERGED, AND WE CAN'T MEET IN THE MIDDLE.

IN MY ELEMENT, I KNOW WHAT TO DO

IN TERMS OF SURVIVAL, YOU KNOW,

WHEREAS VALéRIE ARRIVED LACKING IN SKILLS.

THERE'S SORT OF A DISCONNECT FROM REALITY,

FROM THE HUMAN BODY AND THE BARE NECESSITIES.

I'VE HEARD YOUR ARGUMENT.

OKAY, THEN. THE DISCUSSION IS CLOSED, THEN.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

I'M GONNA STOP TALKING TO HIM.

I WON'T GO ANY FURTHER.

AFTER THE DISCUSSION WE HAD, THERE'S A REAL PROBLEM

BETWEEN US NOW.

Narrator: AFTER HARDLY SIX DAYS, LAURENT AND VALéRIE,

WHO WERE COUNTING ON EACH OTHER TO PULL OFF THIS ADVENTURE,

FIND THEMSELVES IN WHAT SEEMS TO BE A DEAD END.

♪♪

♪♪

Valérie: THIS MORNING, I WOKE UP AND IT WAS CLEAR IN MY HEAD,

I DON'T WANT TO GO ON LIKE THIS.

THERE'S SOME TENSION,

BUT ABOVE ALL, I DON'T FEEL RIGHT IN THIS PAIR.

I MADE MY DECISION.

I'M GOING TO QUIT THE ADVENTURE.

I BASED THE SUCCESS OF THIS ADVENTURE

ON A PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS, AND IT'S NOT WORKING.

I THINK YOU'RE CAPABLE OF CONTINUING ON YOUR OWN.

YEAH.

I'M SAD THAT YOU WANT TO LEAVE.

I...

I WISH YOU A GOOD RECOVERY IF YOU CHOOSE TO LEAVE.

THANK YOU, AND I WISH THE BEST FOR YOU.

MY GREATEST FEAR WAS THAT MY PARTNER WOULD QUIT,

BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

I JUST FIND IT HARD TO HEAR HER SAY THAT THE REASON

IS OUR RELATIONSHIP THAT IS MAKING HER WANT TO LEAVE.

THAT'S -- [SCOFFS] THAT'S COWARDLY OF HER.

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

YES, HELLO, IT'S VALéRIE.

I WANT TO TELL YOU, I'VE MADE THE DECISION

TO LEAVE THE CHALLENGE.

Man: OKAY, UNDERSTOOD. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

VALéRIE IS STOPPING. IT'S FINE. IT'S HER DECISION.

SHE'S AN ADULT. SO I'LL HAVE TO ADAPT.

THIS WILL BE A BIG CHALLENGE FOR ME.

THIS IS A NONMEDICAL EXTRACTION.

THE MEDICAL TEAM CAN STAND DOWN.

OKAY. LET'S GO. OKAY.

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE MORNING OF HER SEVENTH DAY,

UNABLE TO SHRUG OFF HER DISPUTE WITH LAURENT,

VALéRIE LEAVES HER PARTNER ALONE IN THE SAVANNA.

Laurent: I WAS TURNED TOWARDS HER.

YOU KNOW, MY EYES WERE FOLLOWING HER

TO AT LEAST WAVE GOODBYE, BUT NOTHING.

I MEAN, IT'S HORRIBLE THAT SHE DIDN'T EVEN TURN AROUND.

IT WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN SO MUCH TIME.

♪♪

Valérie: FOR LAURENT,

IT'S A SHAME THAT IT ENDED UP LIKE THIS,

BUT MAYBE IN THE END IT'S WHAT HE NEEDS.

I REGRET ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I'VE PROVED MYSELF, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT,

AND I'M STOPPING.

♪♪

Laurent: AT THE RIVER, I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS

UNLOADING IN ME, A SORT OF SADNESS.

YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE REALLY HURT ME,

HURT ME DEEPLY.

[ THUNDER CRACKS ]

♪♪

IT'S RAINING JUST UNBELIEVABLY.

I'M UNDER MY SKIN IN TORTOISE MODE

SO THE WATER RUNS OFF.

♪♪

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I'M IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION,

AND THE WORST THING IS I CHOSE IT.

AND IT'S QUITE HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT.

[ THUNDER CRACKS ]

♪♪

AFTER THE NIGHT I JUST HAD, I DECIDED TO MAKE AN OVEN

INSIDE THE SHELTER.

A LITTLE SHELTER WILL PROTECT THE FIRE

FROM THE RAIN MORE EASILY.

THE FIRE IS MY FIRST ELEMENT.

IT'S JUST THE TWO OF US,

SO IT'S UP TO ME TO LOOK AFTER IT 24/7.

[ MONKEY SCREECHING ]

I'M GOING TO GET THE CLAY THAT I PUT IN THE WATER

AND I'M GONNA FILL IN THE HOLES AROUND.

♪♪

THERE. I FINISHED THE LITTLE OVEN.

IT'S VERY HOT THERE.

A GOOD BEEFSTEAK WOULD COOK IN FIVE MINUTES ON THERE.

NOW ALL I NEED IS THE BEEFSTEAK.

YEAH. MMM!

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

I'M GOING OVER TO THE BIRD TRAP.

I CAN SEE THAT I'VE CAUGHT SOMETHING.

AS I WENT TO CHECK MY TRAPS, I SAW THERE WAS A BIRD

JUST STUCK IN THE SNARE.

THE HEAD HAS BEEN PARTIALLY EATEN.

OH, I REALLY DID ARRIVE RIGHT ON TIME. AH!

MY FIRST MEAL! REALLY BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

I WILL TRULY HONOR IT, AND IT'LL DO ME A LOT OF GOOD.

I THINK I'LL EAT WELL TONIGHT.

♪♪

Narrator: THE BIRD THAT LAURENT IS PLUCKING

IS A NATAL FRANCOLIN, A COMMON SPECIES IN THE REGION.

Laurent: THIS FLESH, THIS MEAT THAT I'VE BEEN CRAVING SO MUCH

IN THE LAST FEW DAYS,

I CAN SAY TO MYSELF THAT I DID IT.

IT'S HERE. IT'S REALLY AN INTENSE JOY.

I'M GONNA COOK IT NOW.

IT'S GONNA BE A FEAST.

♪♪

Narrator: THIS LITTLE FOWL WILL BRING LAURENT

90 GRAMS OF PROTEIN AS WELL AS LIPIDS AND VITAMINS

THAT HIS BODY HAS BEEN SORELY LACKING

SINCE THE START OF HIS ADVENTURE.

MMM, SO GOOD.

TRUE DELICACY.

♪♪

Narrator: 48 HOURS AFTER HIS DREAM MEAL,

LAURENT SEEMS TO HAVE ALREADY EXHAUSTED

HIS NEWFOUND RESOURCES.

I THINK WHAT I REALLY NEED NOW IS FAT.

I'M DREAMING OF FAT.

Narrator: AT THIS STAGE, LAURENT IS READY TO SWALLOW ANYTHING.

THERE ARE SOME TREE WORMS HERE THAT ARE CALLED MOPANE.

WOW. YEAH, IT'S QUITE UNUSUAL.

[ GRUNTS ]

DAMN IT!

♪♪

OH, THAT'S GOOD. I GOT IT.

♪♪

IT WAS GOOD, BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH.

♪♪

I DECIDED TO WATCH THE FISH AND FOLLOW IT WITH THE HARPOON,

FOLLOW IT UNTIL IT STOPS,

AND WHEN IT STOPS, I APPROACH SLOWLY,

GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE, COME UP BEHIND, AND...

♪♪

YES!

NOW IT'S TIME TO TRY THE GRIDDLE THAT'S IN MY NEW OVEN, SO...

♪♪

♪♪

THE TASTE IS FANTASTIC.

IT'S INDESCRIBABLE,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR BODY NEEDS IT SO MUCH.

BUT EATING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS -- [CHUCKLES]

IT'S INDESCRIBABLE.

THERE ARE NO WORDS TO SAY WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING

IN THIS MOMENT ON A SENSORY LEVEL.

♪♪

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

TONIGHT, THERE ARE SOME NEW NOISES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I'VE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE.

I'VE SEEN SOME HYENA TRACKS ON THE RIVERBED.

I HOPE IT'S NOT ONE OF THEM.

♪♪

♪♪

[ SPEAKING FRENCH ]

I'M GOING TO CUT A PIECE OF THE SKIN

TO MAKE MYSELF KIND OF A SKIRT,

TO PROTECT MY PRIVATE AREA FOR THE EXTRACTION

AND, YOU KNOW, AS A NOD TO THE EVOLUTION OF HUMANITY.

AND NOW I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW.

Narrator: TO REACH THE EXTRACTION POINT,

LAURENT WILL NEED TO HIKE 5 MILES OVER BLISTERING TERRAIN,

FINISHING WITH A GRUELING CLIMB TO THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FROM THE START UNTIL NOW.

THIS PLACE HAS DONE ME GOOD, AND IT'S ALSO MADE ME SUFFER.

ALL RIGHT. CIAO, BYE-BYE.

THESE THINGS ARE A PART OF ME,

AND I'M A PART OF THIS PLACE NOW, AND THAT'S FOREVER.

♪♪

THIS EXTRACTION WILL BE LONG, I THINK,

AND WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT MOST

IS MY CURRENT PHYSICAL CONDITION AND THE HEAT.

THIS PLACE REQUIRES CONSTANT VIGILANCE

THERE ARE STUMPS AND THICKETS EVERYWHERE.

IT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME

IF THE ADVENTURE STOPPED HERE DUE TO A SNAKE BITE.

♪♪

INCREDIBLE.

THIS IS IT. I'M AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUNTAIN.

I CAN SEE THE EXTRACTION POINT IN THE DISTANCE.

LAST CLIMB.

I'M STRUGGLING, PHYSICALLY, TO MOVE.

MY THIGHS ARE VERY JITTERY.

I HOPE MY LEGS HOLD OUT TO THE END.

EVERY STEP BRINGS ME CLOSER TO THE END.

OH, I'M SUPER CLOSE.

COME ON. COME ON, COURAGE.

HERE WE ARE.

I'VE ARRIVED. I'M AT THE EXTRACTION POINT.

[ EXHALES ]

♪♪

HEY!

HERE!

IT'S A VERY POWERFUL EXPERIENCE.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S A JOY TO HAVE DONE IT, A JOY TO COME OUT OF IT.

IT'S A JOY TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT, IN MY LIFE, I DID THAT.

HONESTLY, I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF.

♪♪

OH, THAT'S IT. IT'S OVER.

BACK TO CIVILIZATION.

GIVING YOURSELF AN OBJECTIVE

AND ACHIEVING IT ALWAYS MAKES YOU PROUD.

YEAH, IT IS A SATISFIED LAURENT WHO IS COMING BACK TO FRANCE.

I GOT TO THE END.

♪♪

YES!

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

Narrator: AFTER THREE WEEKS SURVIVING

IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN SAVANNA, LAURENT,

WHO ORIGINALLY WEIGHED 176 POUNDS,

HAS LOST MORE THAN 15 POUNDS.

ALONE ONE WEEK INTO THE ADVENTURE,

HE KNEW TO REVIEW HIS OBJECTIVES

AND ADAPT HIS KNOWLEDGE TO THIS COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT

WITH TOTAL RESPECT FOR NATURE.

HIS PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING INCREASES FROM 8.5

TO 8.8 OUT OF 10.

VALéRIE GAVE UP AFTER ONLY ONE WEEK.

SHE LOST 13 POUNDS.

A NOVICE IN PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL,

SHE OVERESTIMATED HER ADAPTABILITY AND HER CAPACITY

TO ACT INTELLIGENTLY WITH HER PARTNER.

HER PSR DROPS FROM 5.7 TO 5.3.

RATHER THAN CLASHING WITH HIS ENVIRONMENT,

LAURENT WAS ABLE TO MERGE WITH IT.

HE IS PROOF THAT SYMBIOSIS WITH NATURE IS KEY TO SURVIVING...