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The Emerald Forest

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  • John Boorman
    John Boorman
    / From Deliverance to Hope and Glory

    …as visually distinctive—and oddly mystical—was The Emerald Forest (1985), the story of a boy (Charley Boorman, John’s son, in a strong performance) who is kidnapped and raised by an Amazonian tribe until his father (Powers Boothe) finds him after a 10-year search. The film was inspired by a true story.

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    …as visually distinctive—and oddly mystical—was The Emerald Forest (1985), the story of a boy (Charley Boorman, John’s son, in a strong performance) who is kidnapped and raised by an Amazonian tribe until his father (Powers Boothe) finds him after a 10-year search. The film was inspired by a true story.

    Read More