Where the River Runs Black

1986
PG
1h 40m

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Alessandro Rabelo in Where the River Runs Black (1986)

An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.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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7/10

Very good movie!

It starts with a touch of awesome music and a priest making his way to give his confession to another priest. The story is his confession. He tells how he feels he has sinned against God, by allowing an event to take place. Lazaro is a young boy, raised dolphins in the jungle, after his mother is raped and killed (before his very eyes), by wicked men! The priest (Charles Durning) befriends Lazaro and tries to make the boy civilized. But Lazaro is vengeful toward the men who killed his mother, and has the opportunity to strike back!

srmccarthy
Sep 16, 2000
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This movie is similar to other jungle cinema and plots where young boys are exposed to rare births or conditions in which they are raised. They include Bomba of Brazil, Tarzan of Africa and Tarzan's adopted son Boy in Africa. In many these children are also a cultural enigma related to fantasy of gods, creatures and religion (Moses,Jesus, Allah) or monsters of rivers as in this movie, a large snake or a shape changing siren.