The Mosquito Coast (1986)

Directed by

Peter Weir

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 532 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father uproots his family from the United States to build a new life in the Central American jungle. His rigid ideals and growing paranoia turn their remote paradise into a dangerous and deteriorating situation.

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What happens

The Mosquito Coast is a 1986 American drama film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Andre Gregory, and River Phoenix. It is based on the 1981 novel by Paul Theroux. The film tells the story of a family that leaves the United States and tries to find a happier and simpler life in the jungles of Central America. However, their jungle paradise quickly turns into a dystopia as the stubborn father's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and aggressive. Filming locations included Cartersville and Rome in Georgia, Baltimore, and Belize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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