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66% Critic Match
The Emerald Forest
“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.”
6.6 / 10• 1985• 1h 54m•R• English
ActionAdventureDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Powers Boothe
Bill Markham
Lead
Charley Boorman
Tomme
Meg Foster
Jean Markham
Estee Chandler
Heather
Dira Paes
Kachiri
Eduardo Conde
Uwe Werner
Ariel Coelho
Padre Leduc
Peter Marinker
Perreira
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Boorman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Emerald Forest is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
