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The Emerald Forest (1985)

The Emerald Forest (1985)

Action Drama Adventure

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.

Release Date: 1985, June 22
Directors: John Boorman
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Christel Films, Embassy Pictures
Cast: Powers Boothe, Peter Marinker, Meg Foster, Charley Boorman, Tetchie Agbayani, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Mario Borges, Yara Vaneau, William Rodriguez

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. This is when Bill's adventure truly begins.

Keywords:

based on true story amazon rainforest jungle parent child relationship missing child child kidnapping deforestation brazil indigenous peoples rainforest south america