The film centers upon a Finnish businessman named Kari and his two daughters. The trio has gone to Brazil, where he decides to investigate the possibility of starting a gold mining operation in the nearby rainforest, urged on by Dan, an American expatriate interested in entering a business arrangement with Kari. He's warned against this by a local woman, Paola, who tells him that mining would have disastrous repercussions on the jungle and its inhabitants. The two begin to fall in love and Kari starts to doubt his plans.

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Amazon (1990)

1h 26m · 12/14/1990

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The film centers upon a Finnish businessman named Kari and his two daughters. The trio has gone to Brazil, where he decides to investigate the possibility of starting a gold mining operation in the nearby rainforest, urged on by Dan, an American expatriate interested in entering a business arrangement with Kari. He's warned against this by a local woman, Paola, who tells him that mining would have disastrous repercussions on the jungle and its inhabitants. The two begin to fall in love and Kari starts to doubt his plans.

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Cast
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Ana Mel

Black Whore
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Expedito Barreira

Dealer
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Aili Sovio

Lea
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Robert Davi

Dan
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Minna Sovio

Nina
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Luis Otavio

Money Changer
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Ruy Polanah

Julio Cesar
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Rae Dawn Chong

Paola
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Sidney Martins

Thief
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Chico Díaz

Francisco
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Abimael Tosin

First Flight Customer 1
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Neil Barton

Bartender
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Pirkko Hämäläinen

Susanne
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Kari Väänänen

Kari
Crew
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Mika Kaurismäki

Director
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Mika Kaurismäki

Writer
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John Reaves

Writer
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Richard Reitinger

Writer
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