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Where the River Runs Black

Play trailer Poster for Where the River Runs Black PG,  1986,  1h 37m,  Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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The young son of a missionary and a native Amazonian woman, Lazaro (Alessandro Rabelo) grows up deep within the jungle, raised by his mother after his father dies. 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 with the dolphins that live in the nearby river. Father O'Reilly (Charles Durning) eventually encounters Lazaro and brings him back to civilization, but his transition is far from easy.
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Walter Goodman New York Times May 21, 2003
Except for Mr. Durning, who is not called on to exert hmself, the acting is as elementary as the screenplay. Go to Full Review
Paul Attanasio Washington Post Jan 1, 2000
The movie sags beneath a phony lyricism -- slow-motion shots of water droplets, close-ups of Rabelo's innocent moon face, and post-card-pretty nature photography. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
Here is a fable with the most unlikely ingredients, and yet, like all fables, it will work if we allow it to. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 13, 2005
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 26, 2004
3/5
Concerns the clash between Indian and white cultures, the low tolerance of organized religion, and the bonds which can be established between dolphins and human beings Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Christopher Cain

Director

Charles Durning

Father O'Reilly

Alessandro Rabelo

Lazaro

Peter Horton

Father Mahoney

Ajay Naidu

Segundo

Divana Brandão

Eagle Woman

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Where the River Runs Black

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Synopsis The young son of a missionary and a native Amazonian woman, Lazaro (Alessandro Rabelo) grows up deep within the jungle, raised by his mother after his father dies. 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 with the dolphins that live in the nearby river. Father O'Reilly (Charles Durning) eventually encounters Lazaro and brings him back to civilization, but his transition is far from easy.
Director
Christopher Cain
Producer
Joe Roth, Harry J. Ufland
Screenwriter
Neal Jimenez
Production Co
CBS Entertainment Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$582.0K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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