The Emerald Forest (1985)

  • R
  • 06/26/1985 (US)
  • Action, Adventure, Drama
  • 1h 54m

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.

Overview

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.

Rospo Pallenberg

Screenplay

John Boorman

Director

Cast

Powers Boothe's headshot

Powers Boothe

Bill Markham
Charley Boorman's headshot

Charley Boorman

Tomme
Meg Foster's headshot

Meg Foster

Jean Markham
Yara Vaneau's headshot

Yara Vaneau

Young Heather
William Rodriguez's headshot

William Rodriguez

Young Tommy
Estee Chandler's headshot

Estee Chandler

Heather
Dira Paes's headshot

Dira Paes

Kachiri
Eduardo Conde's headshot

Eduardo Conde

Uwe Werner

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