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The Emerald Forest (1985) is streaming on Apple TV+.
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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.
The dense, suffocating humidity of the Amazon basin creates a vivid backdrop for this clash between modern industrial greed and ancient tribal traditions. A desperate father must navigate a primal landscape to reclaim a son who no longer recognizes his own blood.
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John Boorman
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Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Peter Marinker, Mario Borges, Yara Vaneau
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The Emerald Forest
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IMDb
6.6/10
RT Critics
84%
Director
John Boorman
Cast
Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Peter Marinker, Mario Borges, Yara Vaneau
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