The Emerald Forest (1985)

Directed by

John Boorman

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 267 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American boy is taken by an indigenous tribe deep in the Amazon rainforest. His father spends years searching for him.

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What happens

The Emerald Forest is a 1985 British adventure drama film set in the Brazilian rainforest, directed by John Boorman, written by Rospo Pallenberg, and starring Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, and Charley Boorman with supporting roles by Rui Polanah, Tetchie Agbayani, Dira Paes, Estee Chandler, and Eduardo Conde. The film tells the story of an American boy who is kidnapped by an indigenous tribe in the Amazon jungle. It is allegedly based on a true story, although the accuracy of this claim has been disputed. The film was screened out of competition at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, where it was chosen as the closing film. In promoting the film for awards competition, Boorman created the first Oscar screeners, but the film received no Academy Award nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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