The Emerald Forest
R“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.”
1985·114 min·Released
Studio: Christel Films, Embassy Pictures
6.6TMDb
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Theatrical Jun 22, 1985
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UK · English · USA
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.
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Crew
DirectorJohn Boorman
WriterRospo Pallenberg
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
Mario Borges
Costa
Yara Vaneau
Young Heather
William Rodriguez
Young Tommy
Átila Iório
Trader
Gabriel Arcanjo
Trader's Henchman
Gracindo Júnior
Carlos
Arthur Muhlenberg
Rico
Chico Terto
Paulo
Ruy Polanah
Wanadi
Maria Helena Velasco
Uluru
Tetchie Agbayani
Caya
Paulo Vinícius
Mapi
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Keywords
parent child relationshipamazon rainforestbased on true storyjunglesouth americamissing childchild kidnappingdeforestationrainforestindigenous peoples
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Revenue
$24M
TMDb Votes
263
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026