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Director:
Mika Kaurismäki
Writers:
Richard Reitinger (written by) &
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Release Date:
14 December 1990 (Finland) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure more
Tagline:
Adventure in a world where every man has his limits... and every dream its price.
Plot:
Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
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User Reviews:
Not perfect but still quite underrated more (4 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
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
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Esai Morales ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mika Kaurismäki 
 
Writing credits
Richard Reitinger (written by) &
Mika Kaurismäki (written by)

John Reaves (additional writing)

Produced by
Klaus Heydemann .... executive producer
Mika Kaurismäki .... producer
Pekka Kouri .... assistant producer
Pentti Kouri .... producer
André Lazare .... associate producer
Telmo Maia .... line producer
Bruce Marchfelder .... executive producer
Pauli Pentti .... line producer
Peter Ruof .... associate producer
Diane Silver .... co-producer
Bruno Stroppiana .... co-producer
Päivi Suvilehto .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Nana Vasconcelos 
 
Cinematography by
Timo Salminen (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Michael Chandler 
 
Art Direction by
Tony De Castro 
 
Makeup Department
Renato David .... hair dresser: Brazil
Kaija Ilomäki .... make-up: Finland
Antonio Pacheco .... make-up: Brazil
 
Production Management
Flavio Chaves .... unit manager: Brazil
Martin Bruce Clayton .... production manager: trick shoot (as Martin Bruce Clayton)
Caíque Martins Ferreira .... production manager: Brazil (as Caique Martin Ferreira)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vicente Amorim .... first assistant director: Brazil
 
Art Department
Sergio Chaves .... property master: Brazil
Gilson de Souza .... prop man: Manaus (as Gilson Souza)
Risto Karhula .... set dresser: Finland
Kari Laine .... set director: Finland
Tim Maia .... set director: Brazil
David Nieman .... model maker (as Dave Nieman)
Pekka Vaara .... model maker
Toni Vanzolini .... set dresser: Brazil (as Tony Vanzolini)
 
Sound Department
Jay Boekelheide .... looping director
Bruno Fernandes .... boom operator
Tom Forsström .... sound mixing engineer
John Golden .... looping director
Mel Kutbay .... foley artist
Jouko Lumme .... sound
Donny Miele .... additional sound designer (as Donny Blank)
Douglas Murray .... additional sound designer
Peter Nordström .... assistant sound mixer
Richard Oliver .... sound recording engineer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Carlos Alberto .... electrician: Brazil
Jacques Cheuiche .... first assistant camera (as Jacques Cheuviche)
Jacques Cheuiche .... second unit cameraman (as Jacques Cheuviche)
Tony Corby .... electrician: Manaus (as Tony Gorby)
Tony Corby .... grip: Manaus (as Tony Gorby)
Isabella Fernandes .... second assistant camera: Brazil (as Isabela Fernandes)
Pini Hellstedt .... grip: Finland (as Antti Hellstedt)
Harri Laakso .... electric: Finland
Alexandre Santanna .... unit still photographer: Brazil (as Alexandre Sant'anna)
Fabián Silbert .... third assistant camera: Brazil
Paulo Souza .... gaffer: Brazil (as Paulo Roberto de Souza)
Pia Tikka .... second assistant camera: Finland
Olli Varja .... gaffer: Finland
Nilo Vital .... electrician: Brazil
Nilo Vital .... grip: Brazil
 
Casting Department
Flavia Brasil .... casting: Manaus
Luca De Castro .... casting: Rio
Louis DiGiaimo .... casting consultant (as Lou di Giaimo)
Jaana Puhakka .... extras casting: Finland
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ilma da Costa Santos .... wardrobe assistant: Brazil
Adriana Leite .... wardrobe: Brazil
Tina Seppo .... wardrobe: Finland (as Tiina Seppo)
 
Editorial Department
John Craddock .... additional editing
Tuuli Kuittinen .... second assistant editor
Terry Lansbury .... color timer
Jukka Nykänen .... first assistant editor
Bob Rodger .... color timer
Regina Turkka-Schubert .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Sergio Brandao .... music performed by
Sergio Brandao .... musician
Matthias Gohl .... music performed by (as Teese Gohl)
Michael Knuth .... music production coordinator
Romero Lubambo .... music performed by
Jussi Väntänen .... assistant music mixer
Nana Vasconcelos .... music performed by
 
Transportation Department
Paulo Roberto Faria Figueiredo .... genny man: Brazil
Moacir Ferreira de Araujo .... production driver: Brazil
Alejandro Javier Souto .... trailer driver: Brazil
Kimmo Taavila .... driver: post-production
 
Other crew
Monica de Souza Afonso .... phone operator: Rio
Haije Alanoja .... production secretary: Finland
Flavia Brasil .... production assistant: Brazil
Sheila Canavan .... dialect coach
Marcos Correia .... second set production assistant: Brazil
Eileen Duhne .... unit publicist
Mariza Figueiredo .... production coordinator: Brazil
Marcos França .... set production assistant: Brazil (as Marcos Franca)
Marja-Leena Helin .... continuity: Finland
Richard Heller .... legal services
Gail Hoggard .... production secretary: New York
Ricardo Karam .... location manager: Brazil
Mika Kaurismäki .... poster
Kari Kyrönseppä .... support
Tuija Leppäluoto .... travel arrangements
Magu .... office boy: Manaus
Lilene Mansell .... dialect coach
Bruce Marchfelder .... assistant: post-production: New York
Lizete Martins .... production secretary: Manaus
Inez Mulin .... continuity: Brazil (as Ines Mulin)
Sassa Mutema .... craft service boy: Brazil
Alfredo Neto .... accountant: Brazil
Alfredo Neto .... administration: Brazil
David Nieman .... helicopter engineer (as Dave Nieman)
Claudia Passos .... phone operator: Manaus
Claudia Passos .... typist: Manaus
Jose Ricardo .... office boy: Rio
José Ricardo .... runner
Jorge Sa .... administration assistant: Brazil
Edith Simms .... travel and promotions
Suely Sorrilha .... production secretary
Suely Sorrilha .... production secretary: Rio
Jaakko Talaskivi .... production coordinator: Finland
Heikki Ukkonen .... location manager: Finland
Sinikka Usvamaa .... production accountant: Finland (as Sinikka Telaranta)
Sandy Wasser .... travel arrangements
Erkki Astala .... poster (uncredited)
Jan-Eric Nyström .... titles (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Octávio Bezerra .... special thanks (as Octavio Bezerra)
Helga Borsche .... special thanks
Martin Bruce-Clayton .... special thanks
Denise De Graff .... special thanks
Chico Diaz .... very special thanks
José Dumont .... very special thanks (as Jose Dumont)
Sanna Fransman .... special thanks
Eeva Hagman .... special thanks
Leena Harjupatana .... special thanks
Sari Havas .... very special thanks
Guilherme Karan .... very special thanks (as Guilherme Karam)
David Kelly .... special thanks
Kristiina Kuningas .... very special thanks (as Kristina Kuningas)
Mark Lavis .... special thanks
Jukka Mäkelä .... special thanks
Uberto Molo .... special thanks
David Pinfeiro .... very special thanks
Mikko Pyhälä .... special thanks
Pia Pyhälä .... special thanks
Cacá Silva .... very special thanks (as Caca Silva)
Maria Sílvia .... very special thanks
Chris Smith .... special thanks
Jim Stark .... special thanks
Kirsi Tykkyläinen .... special thanks
Lauri Tykkyläinen .... special thanks
Jukka Vilhunen .... special thanks
Marcus Vinícius .... very special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Amazon (Finland)
Amazonas (Finland) (working title)
Amazone (France)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA | Finland | Brazil | France
Language:
English | Portuguese | Finnish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:R | Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
Brazil more
Company:
Villealfa Filmproduction Oy more

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Not perfect but still quite underrated, 19 November 2001
10/10
Author: Mika Pykäläaho (bygis80@hotmail.com) from Järvenpää, Finland

This is a confusing movie I watched as a kid and tried to understand it without any bigger luck. It's true that 'boring' was the only word I could find to describe it back then. Luckily I got my second chance few days ago. Mika Kaurismäki directed "Amazon" in 1990. Just a year earlier Robert Davi played one of the most hardest and toughest villains in a history of James Bond films in "Licence to kill". I guess he wanted to be in a more modest movie for a change. "Amazon" isn't really good as an adventure film and although it obviously means good when it tries to tell something about Indians and the destruction of the forest it has a big trouble of actually getting to it's big ecological point. Still, there's something awfully fascinating about this movie. I can't quite put my hands on what it is but there's something about the ambience and odd chemistry between Väänänen and Davi that I love. I don't know if "Amazon" would interest me without Robert Davi's excellent performance as Dan (very likely it wouldn't) but all and all, I like the movie and I have to admit it's one of those flicks that deserves even couple of viewings. Still, I wonder how it could have been better.

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