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1990 · 87 min

A slow, earnest journey into the rainforest that weighs ambition against conscience, with a quiet sense of wonder and loss.

Directed by
Mika Kaurismäki
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Tagline
Adventure in a world where every man has his limits... and every dream its price.
Overview
Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest. Kari has mixed feelings about the project, until an accident puts him in the care of a local Indian tribe.

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Directed by
Mika Kaurismäki
Genres
Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • greed
  • redemption
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Mika Kaurismäki
Written by
Mika Kaurismäki, Richard Reitinger
Starring
Kari Väänänen, Robert Davi, Rae Dawn Chong, Minna Sovio, Aili Sovio, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Expedito Barreira, Ana Mel
Cinematography
Timo Salminen
Runtime
87 min
Country
Brazil, Finland, France, United States of America
Languages
Finnish, English, Portuguese

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