The Emerald Forest (1985)

06/22/1985 (GB) • 1h 54m

Action, Adventure, Drama

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.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$24,467,000.00

Keywords

parent child relationship

amazon rainforest

based on true story

jungle

south america

missing child

child kidnapping

deforestation

rainforest

indigenous peoples

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