The Emerald Forest (1985)

The Emerald Forest (1985)

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. 1985-06-22 United Kingdom, United States of America 114 Min. PG-13
6.6 232 votes

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. 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.

Cast

Powers Boothe is Bill Markham
Bill Markham
Meg Foster is Jean Markham
Jean Markham
Yara Vaneau is Young Heather
Young Heather
William Rodriguez is Young Tommy
Dira Paes is Kachiri
Kachiri
Eduardo Conde is Uwe Werner
Uwe Werner
Ariel Coelho is Padre Leduc
Padre Leduc
Peter Marinker is Perreira