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The Emerald Forest
Action · Adventure · Drama · 1985
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.
Movie details
The Emerald Forest
“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 Action · Adventure · Drama 1h 54m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Emerald Forest?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
John Boorman
Written by
Rospo Pallenberg
Powers Boothe
Bill Markham
Charley Boorman
Tomme
Meg Foster
Jean Markham
Estee Chandler
Heather
Dira Paes
Kachiri
Eduardo Conde
Uwe Werner
Ariel Coelho
Padre Leduc
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The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.