Good rainforest movie marred by eye-rolling bits and tacked on eco message
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![The Emerald Forest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fdRlqPnPFaPyQqS3KiBLJwWQPBe.jpg)
The Emerald Forest
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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The Emerald Forest
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 22, 1985
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
User Score
67%
Original Title
The Emerald Forest
Production Companies
Christel Films, Embassy Pictures
Director
John Boorman
Revenue
$24,467,000
Description
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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