Amazon (1990)

Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and ... See full summary »

Director:

Mika Kaurismäki

Writers:

Richard Reitinger, Mika Kaurismäki,

Stars:

Kari Väänänen, Robert Davi, Rae Dawn Chong

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Kari Väänänen	...	Kari
Robert Davi	...	Dan
Rae Dawn Chong	...	Paola
Minna Sovio	...	Nina (as Minna)
Aili Sovio	...	Lea
Ruy Polanah	...	Julio Cesar (as Rui Polanah)
Pirkko Hämäläinen	...	Susanne
Expedito Barreira	...	Dealer
Luis Otavio	...	Money Changer
Sidney Martins	...	Thief
Ana Mel	...	Black Whore
Abimael Tosin	...	First Flight Customer

Storyline

Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest. Kari has mixed feelings about the project, until an accident puts him in the care of a local Indian tribe.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | rain forest | tribe | entrepreneurship | father daughter relationship | 

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Taglines:

Adventure in a world where every man has his limits... and every dream its price.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Finland Brazil France

Language:

English Portuguese Finnish

Release Date:

14 December 1990 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Amazonas

Filming Locations:

Brazil

Box Office

Budget:

FIM 15,358,089 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Villealfa Filmproduction Oy, Skylight Cinema Foto Art, Capital Cinema Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Alligators in this film were neither killed nor mistreated.

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Connections

Featured in Kari Väänänen - kotona taas (2010)

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Soundtracks

"O Rei De Coco"
Performed by Bezerra da Silva
Composed by Bezerra da Silva

User Reviews

Beautiful

I admit I was a bit doubtful on whether Mika Kaurismaki could do a great movie that was most definitely not placed in Finland. Well, he could. As in his other movies, this is a quiet, calm and reflecting movie. I guess you could compare the particular style of this movie to Tarkovskij or Aki Kaurismaki. There does not seem to be much dramatic happening on the surface, but still all the main characters are going through major changes. There's this confidence in the cinematography and dialogs that made this a great movie for me. Sure, none of the characters seem to be born with much to say, but when they say something it hits every time.