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Sep 19, 1986 · Where the River Runs Black: Directed by Christopher Cain. With Charles Durning, Alessandro Rabelo, Ajay Naidu, Divana Brandão. An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
Where the River Runs Black is a 1986 film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Charles Durning, Peter Horton, and Dana Delany. The screenplay was written by Neal Jimenez and Peter Silverman, based on the novel Lazaro by David Kendall.
The Indian tribes that inhabit that world tell of a freshwater dolphin that transforms itself into a beautiful woman. She seduces a young man and a child is born to them. It is said that the child, half human and half dolphin, can still be seen swimming where the river runs black.
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...
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Mahoney is a radical priest who ventures upstream where the river runs black. He encounters the beautiful and enchanting Eagle Woman, who can change from a dolphin to a woman. A few years later, their child Lazaro witnesses inter-loping gold prospectors commit a brutal and traumatizing murder.
Watch Now. Where the River Runs Black (1986) 09/19/1986 (US) Adventure 1h 40m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Overview. An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father. Christopher Cain. Director. David Kendall. Novel. Neal Jimenez. Writer. Peter Silverman. Writer.
Drama. After witnessing a murder, an orphaned boy raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knew his father. Subtitles: English. Starring: Charles Durning Alessandro Rabelo Ajay Naidu Peter Horton Castulo Guerra. Directed by: Christopher Cain.
