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Also known as Emerald Forest

1985 film by John Boorman

Film · TMDB

6.6

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.

Released: 1985-06-22114 minDir: John BoormanAction, Adventure, DramaBox office: $24.5M

Cast

  • Powers Boothe as Bill Markham
  • Charley Boorman as Tomme
  • Meg Foster as Jean Markham
  • Estee Chandler as Heather
  • Dira Paes as Kachiri
  • Eduardo Conde as Uwe Werner

Themes

  • parent child relationship
  • amazon rainforest
  • based on true story
  • jungle
  • south america
  • missing child
  • child kidnapping
  • deforestation
  • rainforest
  • indigenous peoples

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

11,365 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

Year
1985
Runtime
114 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Rated
R
Awards
Nominated for 3 BAFTA 5 nominations total

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