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
Written by: Rospo Pallenberg
Release date: 1985-06-22
Runtime: 114 minutes
Critics score:
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.
Cast:
Powers Boothe Powers Boothe
Bill Markham 
Charley Boorman Charley Boorman
Tomme 
Meg Foster Meg Foster
Jean Markham 
Yara Vaneau Yara Vaneau
Young Heather 
William Rodriguez William Rodriguez
Young Tommy 
Estee Chandler Estee Chandler
Heather 
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Also known as:
  • Smaragdenio dasos
  • Het Smaragdgroene Oerwoud
  • A Floresta das Esmeraldas
  • 애정의 숲
  • John Boorman's The Emerald Forest