The Emerald Forest

Year: 1985

Runtime: 114 mins

Language: English

Director: John Boorman

ActionAdventureDramaHumanity and the world around usHeartbreaking and moving family drama

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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