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Aug 1, 2024 · Feel free to vote on your favorite movies from this list to help determine which tales truly capture the essence of Amazonia. Photo 1: F.D. Cinematografica. Fair Use. Photo 2: The Rundown. Photo 3: Anaconda. Photo:
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- Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story. August 9, 1985. A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters.
- Emmanuelle 6. July 6, 1988. Journey with Emmanuelle and the world's most excuisite models deep into the Amazon jungle to the heart of paradise. Beauty can be dangerous and the women soon find themselves captive to a powerful drug lord.
- The Lost City of Z. March 15, 2017. A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
- Anaconda. April 11, 1997. A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
- Embrace of The Serpent
- Medicine Man
- The Emerald Forest
- Fitzcarraldo
- The Mission
- End of The Spear
- The Forest
- Anaconda
- Amazonia
- The Sacred Science
The Embrace of the Serpent had a very successful year on its launch in 2016. The film won various film festival awards and was nominated at the Oscars for Best Foreign Picture. The movie is a beautifully depicted story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together o...
Another great movie, starring Sean Connery, tells the tale of an eccentric scientist working on a research project in the Amazon rainforest, for the large drug company he works for. When he believes he is close to finding the cure for cancer, he sends for a research assistant, who in his terms, is a “mere woman.” Eventually bulldozers get closer to...
Based on a true story, after the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the Brazilian rainforest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him. When he finally finds him, he discovers that his son is part of a tribe which has raised him and molded him into a man. He does not want to leave.
An obsessed opera lover, Fitzcarraldo wants to build an opera in the jungle. To accomplish this he first has to make a fortune in the rubber business, and his cunning plan involves hauling an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians.
A Spanish Jesuit goes into the Amazon jungle wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Robert DeNiro plays a slave hunter who is converted and joins in on the mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
This is a story about Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries’ families, but also Mincayani and his people.
Alberto is a young Portuguese monarchist who in 1912 is exiled to Brazil. There, he is contracted by Velasco, a Spanish overseer, to work in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Alberto discovers a strange and wild world, in which the tribesmen, the fever and the madness of the men are daily dangers.
For those of you who enjoy cheesy horror flicks, Anaconda is for you. This movie is about a film crew who travel to the Amazon rainforest in order to shoot a documentary about the Shirishamas, a long-lost Indian tribe. The crew’s director, Terri Flores (Jennifer Lopez), gets taken hostage by a snake hunter who is going after the legendary, Giant An...
Amazonia is an educational film that takes place in the Amazon jungle. It follows the story of Sai, a capuchin monkey who was born and raised in captivity. After a plane crash, Sai finds himself alone and lost deep in the wilderness of the Amazon rainforest.
This is a documentary film about 8 people who travel from the Western world to live in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest for one month. They came to the jungle in hopes of finding a cure for their physical or personal illnesses that modern medicine did not heal. These men and women take part in powerful healing practices from traditional ...
- Embrace of the Serpent. 2016 – Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina – Directed by Ciro Guerra. Watch Trailer. Embrace of the Serpent tells the most-unusual story of a life-transcending friendship between an Amazonian shaman, called Karamakate, the last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel through the Amazon in search of a sacred plant.
- The Lost City of Z. 2016 – USA – Directed by James Gray. Watch Trailer. Based on David Grann's nonfiction bestseller, The Lost City of Z tells the incredible story of British explorer Percy Fawcett who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region.
- Green River, The Time of the Yakurunas. 2017 – Peru – Directed by Alvaro & Diego Sarmiento. Watch Trailer. Green River, The Time of the Yakurunas is a sensory journey into the spiritual depths of the Amazon.
- When 2 Worlds Collide. 2016 – Peru – Directed by Heidi Brandenburg & Mathew Orzel. Watch Trailer. When 2 Worlds Collide is a highly polarizing work that investigates events that took place in the late 2000s in the Amazon region of Peru.
A. Aguirre, the Wrath of God. Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon. ... All the Way, Boys! Amazon (1997 film) Amazon Obhijaan. Anaconda (1997 film) Anaconda 3: Offspring.
Sort by List order. 1. The Emerald Forest. 1985 1h 54m R. 6.9 (11K) Rate. After the son of engineer Bill Markham is abducted by an aboriginal tribe on the edge of the rain forest, the engineer spends the next 10 years searching for him. Director John Boorman Stars Powers Boothe Meg Foster Yara Vaneau.
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Oct 23, 2023 · 1. Uncharted – The Beautiful World of the Amazon. Deep in the unexplored jungles of Peru, a silky anteater is struggling to stay alert and turtles are fighting for their spot in the sun. Meanwhile, a mother hummingbird works tirelessly to provide for her newly hatched chick as dark clouds start to fill the sky.
