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The Emerald Forest (1985)

The Emerald Forest (1985)

Action Drama Adventure

What kind of man would return year after year for ten years to rescue a missing boy from the most savage jungle in the world? His father.

Release Date: 1985, June 22
Directors: John Boorman
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Christel Films, Embassy Pictures
Cast: Powers Boothe, Peter Marinker, Meg Foster, Charley Boorman, Tetchie Agbayani, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Mario Borges, Yara Vaneau, William Rodriguez

Overview:

For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.

Keywords:

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