

The Emerald Forest
1985-06-22 · 114 min · ★ 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.
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- Directors
- John Boorman
- Production companies
- Christel Films, Embassy Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 24,467,000
Top Cast
Powers BootheBill Markham
Charley BoormanTomme
Meg FosterJean Markham
Estee ChandlerHeather
Dira PaesKachiri
Eduardo CondeUwe Werner
Ariel CoelhoPadre Leduc
Peter MarinkerPerreira
Átila IórioTrader
Gracindo JúniorCarlos
Ruy PolanahWanadi
Tetchie AgbayaniCaya
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