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Sep 19, 1986 · Where the River Runs Black: Directed by Christopher Cain. With Charles Durning, Alessandro Rabelo, Ajay Naidu, Divana Brandão. An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
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- Adventure
- Christopher Cain
- 1986-09-19
Where the River Runs Black is a 1986 film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Charles Durning, Peter Horton, and Dana Delany. The screenplay was written by Neal Jimenez and Peter Silverman, based on the novel Lazaro by David Kendall.
A fable about a half-dolphin boy in the Brazilian jungle, based on a legend of the Indian tribes. The film was shot on location and has a dreamy, hypnotic quality, according to the critic.
An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father. Father O'Reilly, an older priest, tells the story of Father Mahoney, Eagle Woman, and their son Lazaro. It's magic realism in the Amazon.
When ruthless white men who are searching for gold kill Lazaro's mother, the boy is forced to survive on his own, finding friendship and protection...
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- Christopher Cain
- PG
- Charles Durning
The tram starts when an American missionary, the idealistic priest Mahoney (the actor Peter Horton) - that works in the region where the waters of the River Amazon becomes black -, knows a mysterious and sensual woman.
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Where the River Runs Black. An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knew his father. 86 IMDb 6.5 1 h 36 min 1986. PG.
