This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 322 with actor Aidan Quinn from The American Guest on HBO Max.
ADIAN QUINN stars as Theodore Roosevelt in the HBO Max film, THE AMERICAN GUEST, which premiered on September 26. The Brazilian 4- part miniseries created and directed by (Academy Award Nominee) Bruno Barreto. The production also stars Chico Diaz as Cândido Rondon and Dana Delany. Based on a true story, the four-episode miniseries recounts the expedition of the former U.S. president through the Amazon region, alongside the Brazilian marshal. The plot takes place in the early 20th century. After a bitter defeat in the U.S. presidential campaign, Roosevelt sets out in search of his lost youth in the Brazilian Rainforest alongside his long-time friend Farrel Nash (David Herman) and his son Kermit (Chris Mason), with the objective of exploring the last uncharted river in the country: the River of Doubt, in Rondonia.

On a journey fraught with deadly dangers, the former president counts on the support of indigenous expert Marshal Rondon, then responsible for connecting the most remote regions of the country. On this journey, the two men from different backgrounds will have to test their physical and moral limits, as well as learn to deal with their conflicting personalities in order to survive.