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The Emerald Forest (1985) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 114 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Boorman
- Starring
- Meg Foster, Dira Paes, Powers Boothe, Tetchie Agbayani, Gracindo Júnior, Charley Boorman
Engineer Bill Markham spends a decade searching for his son Tommy, who vanished on the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. He finally discovers Tommy living as an adult among a reclusive Amazon tribe that adopted him. As Bill attempts to ‘rescue’ his son, Tommy shows him the jungle’s true beauty and the perils of those who would exploit it, challenging Bill’s ideas of civilization and who truly needs saving.
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