The Emerald Forest. 1985.
American engineer Bill, relocates his family to Brazil to build a dam that reaches to the Amazon Jungle. One day he takes his family out and his son is taken by a tribe, over ten years of constructing the dam, Bill has also searched for his son.
Back in the 80s there was no CGI effects so you can appreciate what John Boorman did for this film to captivate the Amazon at almost every angle of cinematography possible for him to use. Based on a news clipping from the late 70s Rospo Pallenberg was able to create a story of every parent's worst nightmare and a child being raised by a tribe and accepting his new life. Powers Boothe gives out a great performance as Bill who never gave up finding his son. This is one of those captivating films that draws you in with the basis of the back story, good acting and seeing how tribes of the jungle actually live and survive.
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