Amazon (1990): Cast
Amazon is a 1990 adventure drama directed by Mika Kaurismäki, starring Kari Väänänen as Kari, Robert Davi and Rae Dawn Chong. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 27m (87 min)
- Director
- Mika Kaurismäki
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Villealfa Filmproductions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Amazon About?
The premise of Amazon without spoilers.
In a world where every man has limits and every dream a price, widowed Finnish businessman Kari, broke, travels to Brazil with his two teenage daughters. A bush pilot proposes gold‑mining in the jungle, but a learned local woman warns of rainforest damage. When an accident leaves him under the care of an Indian tribe, Kari must decide his future.
Amazon Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- native village
- female topless nudity
- female nudity
- rear nudity
- recovery
- broken leg
- full frontal nudity
- finn abroad
- amazonas brazil
- amazon rainforest
- expat
- gold prospecting
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- road trip
- car journey
- montage during opening credits
- montage
- single father
- teenage daughter
- voice over narration
- sleeping in a car
- flashback
- finland
- winter
- comatose woman
- mercy killing
- on the run
- hospital bed
- foot chase
- loss of money
- out of money
- copacabana beach
- favela
- truck driving
- roadblock
- shot to death
- shot in the back
- dead body
- light aircraft
- airplane landing on a road
- running out of fuel
- gold miner
- mine pit
- open pit mining
- rough diamond
- american abroad
- gringo
- partnership
- fistfight
- illicit diamond mining
- nudity
Amazon Cast & Characters
Kari Väänänen leads the cast as Kari, with Robert Davi as Dan and Rae Dawn Chong as Paola. Directed by Mika Kaurismäki; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Mika Kaurismäki
- Kari Väänänen as Kari
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Robert Davi as Dan -
Rae Dawn Chong as Paola - Pirkko Hämäläinen as Susanne
Also Starring in Amazon
· 4 more- Expedito Barreira
- Aili Sovio Lea
- Minna Sovio Nina (as Minna)
- Ana Mel
More from Mika Kaurismäki
More films directed by Mika Kaurismäki, best-rated first: The Girl King, Long Good Thursday, Hassisen Kone 40 Years After and The Grump: In Search of an Escort.
Amazon Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Hölle am Amazonas” and “Amazonia”.
- Also known as
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- Hölle am Amazonas
- Amazonia
Seen Amazon?
Movies Like Amazon
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Treasure of the Amazon, Fire on the Amazon and Prisoners of the Amazon Jungle.
Amazon FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Amazon, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Amazon?
Amazon runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
When was Amazon released?
Amazon was released on December 14, 1990.
Who directed Amazon?
Amazon was directed by Mika Kaurismäki.
More films by Mika Kaurismäki Who is in the cast of Amazon?
Amazon stars Kari Väänänen as Kari, Robert Davi as Dan and Rae Dawn Chong as Paola, among 8 credited actors.
Does Amazon have a post-credit scene?
No. Amazon has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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