The Emerald Forest
The Emerald Forest is based on a true story, as related by Los Angeles Times correspondent Leonard Greenwood. Powers Boothe stars as Bill Markham, a US engineer working on a dam project in the Amazonian jungles. Bill's young son, Tomme (played by director John Boorman's son Charley Boorman) is kidnapped in the rain forest by a tribe called "The Invisible People" because of their skills at camouflage - a group that has reportedly never experienced contact with Caucasians. The authorities give up the boy for lost, but Bill perseveres in searching for his son, for over 10 years.
Year: 1985
Genre: Drama, True Stories, EcoFilm Fest
Country: USA
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, Charley Boorman
Duration: 109 Minutes
Rating: PG
6.9/10
Location in store: Drama
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