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The Emerald Forest

1985 · 114 min

An earnest, sweeping adventure that immerses you in a lush, dangerous jungle while tugging at parental fears and cultural loss.

Directed by: John Boorman
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Starring: Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster

Tagline: 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.
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. This is when Bill's adventure truly begins.

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Directed by: John Boorman
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Starring: Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
colonialism
survival
nature
Places: wilderness
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: adventure, drama
Directed by: John Boorman
Written by: Rospo Pallenberg
Starring: Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Peter Marinker
Music: Brian Gascoigne, Junior Homrich
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Runtime: 114 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English, Portuguese

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