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American Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) has taken his family to the jungles of Brazil, where he has been hired to design a dam. After his son is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, Bill spends the next 10 years searching for him.
31 July 1965, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
30 June 1969, Abaetetuba, Pará, Brazil
14 July 1961, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16 May 1947, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 June 1948, Snyder, Texas, USA
7 March 1964, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1922
February 27, 2001
even if Boorman can be faulted on a narrative level, his cinematic eye almost matches his mythic aspirations
March 19, 2003
Just as he did with the British countryside in EXCALIBUR, Boorman gives the deep jungles of South America an almost dreamlike, magical quality
September 12, 2002
The execution is a little sedate, but the idea sticks with you.
September 29, 2006
Emotionally gripping, visually stunning.
August 21, 2002
John Boorman ought to be ashamed
August 18, 2004
Conveys the ancient wisdom of the primitives who relish dream time and have found a way to dignify the different stages of life with meaningful rituals
July 25, 2002
An engrossing and insightful adventure flick - that actually has something to say.
