Where the River Runs Black
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65% Critic Match

Where the River Runs Black

6.5 / 10 1986 1h 40mNR English
Adventure

Storyline

An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.

Cast & Crew

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Father O'Reilly

Lead
AR

Alessandro Rabelo

Lazaro

Ajay Naidu

Ajay Naidu

Segundo

Divana Brandão

Divana Brandão

Eagle Woman

Peter Horton

Peter Horton

Father Mahoney

Castulo Guerra

Castulo Guerra

Orlando Santos

Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell

Mother Marta

Dana Delany

Dana Delany

Sister Ana

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christopher Cain's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Where the River Runs Black is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker