The Emerald Forest

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.

Directed by John Boorman

Top cast

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

Peter Marinker

Perreira

M

Mario Borges

Costa

Y

Yara Vaneau

Young Heather

W

William Rodriguez

Young Tommy

Átila Iório

Trader

G

Gabriel Arcanjo

Trader's Henchman

Gracindo Júnior

Carlos

A

Arthur Muhlenberg

Rico

C

Chico Terto

Paulo

Ruy Polanah

Wanadi

M

Maria Helena Velasco

Uluru

Tetchie Agbayani

Caya

Paulo Vinícius

Mapi

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