Film1985114 min

The Emerald Forest

Name: The Emerald Forest
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster, Yara Vaneau, William Rodriguez

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramadisasteranimalsfastlightrealisticlinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"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."

Boxlist takeA grounded, breezy action adventure, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.8 /10

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Synopsis

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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