Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible...
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Cast
Kari Väänänen | ... |
Kari
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Robert Davi | ... |
Dan
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Rae Dawn Chong | ... |
Paola
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Minna Sovio | ... |
Nina
(as Minna)
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Aili Sovio | ... |
Lea
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Ruy Polanah | ... |
Julio Cesar
(as Rui Polanah)
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Chico Díaz | ... |
Francisco
(as Chico Diaz)
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Pirkko Hämäläinen | ... |
Susanne
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Expedito Barreira | ... |
Dealer
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Luis Otavio | ... |
Money Changer
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Sidney Martins | ... |
Thief
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Ana Mel | ... |
Black Whore
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Abimael Tosin | ... |
First Flight Customer 1
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Neil Barton | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mika Kaurismäki |
Written by
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 |
Music by
Nana Vasconcelos |
Cinematography by
Timo Salminen | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Michael Chandler |
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 |
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 |
Paulo Brakarz | ... | gaffer: Brazil (as Paulo Roberto de Souza) |
Jacques Cheuiche | ... | first assistant camera (as Jacques Cheuviche) / second unit cameraman (as Jacques Cheuviche) |
Tony Corby | ... | electrician: Manaus (as Tony Gorby) / 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 |
Pia Tikka | ... | second assistant camera: Finland |
Olli Varja | ... | gaffer: Finland |
Nilo Vital | ... | electrician: Brazil / 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) |
Location Management
Ricardo Karam | ... | location manager: Brazil |
Heikki Ukkonen | ... | location manager: Finland |
Music Department
Sergio Brandao | ... | music performed by / musician |
Matthias Gohl | ... | music performed by (as Teese Gohl) |
Michael Knuth | ... | music production coordinator |
Romero Lubambo | ... | music performed by |
Nana Vasconcelos | ... | music performed by |
Jussi Väntänen | ... | assistant music mixer |
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 |
Additional 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) |
Richard Heller | ... | legal services |
Gail Hoggard | ... | production secretary: New York |
Malla Hukkanen | ... | continuity: Finland (as Marja-Leena Helin) |
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 / administration: Brazil |
David Nieman | ... | helicopter engineer (as Dave Nieman) |
Claudia Passos | ... | phone operator: Manaus / typist: Manaus |
Jose Ricardo | ... | office boy: Rio |
José Ricardo | ... | runner |
Jorge Sa | ... | administration assistant: Brazil |
Edith Simms | ... | travel and promotions |
Suely Sorrilha | ... | production secretary / production secretary: Rio |
Jaakko Talaskivi | ... | production coordinator: 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 Karam | ... | very special thanks |
David P. Kelly | ... | special thanks (as David Kelly) |
Kristiina Kuningas | ... | very special thanks (as Kristina Kuningas) |
Mark Lavis | ... | special thanks |
Uberto Molo | ... | special thanks |
Jukka Mäkelä | ... | special thanks |
David Pinfeiro | ... | very special thanks |
Mikko Pyhälä | ... | special thanks |
Pia Pyhälä | ... | special thanks |
Cacá Silva | ... | very special thanks (as Caca Silva) |
Chris Smith | ... | special thanks |
Jim Stark | ... | special thanks |
Maria Sílvia | ... | very special thanks |
Kirsi Tykkyläinen | ... | special thanks |
Lauri Tykkyläinen | ... | special thanks |
Jukka Vilhunen | ... | special thanks |
Marcus Vinícius | ... | very special thanks |
Production Companies
- Noema
- Villealfa Filmproductions (present)
- Skylight Cinema Foto Art (in association with)
- Capital Cinema Productions (associate production)
- Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
Distributors
- Finnkino (1990) (Finland)
- Cabriolet Films (1992) (United States) (theatrical)
- La Société des Films Sirius (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- Live Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV) (1992) (Finland) (tv)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2001) (Finland) (tv)
- Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- MCA Home Video (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
- MT Films (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- Penta Visión (1990) (Uruguay) (VHS)
- The Home Cinema Group (1993) (Australia) (video)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dick Delson & Associates (publicity)
- Directors Sound (adr recorded at)
- Discover The World (travel arrangements)
- Finnair (special thanks)
- Finnlab (color timing)
- General Screen Enterprises (title design)
- Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema (special thanks)
- Hip Pocket Recording Studios (music recorded at)
- Jarkoskuva (special thanks)
- Jorvin Sairaala (special thanks)
- Lentomatkat (travel arrangements)
- Moser & Rosié Film (camera equipment provided by)
- Postipankki (special thanks)
- SKOP (special thanks)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (post-production sound services)
- Sound One (adr recorded at)
- Stockmann (special thanks)
- Suomen Yhdyspankki (special thanks)
- Talousosuuspankki (special thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest. Kari has mixed feelings about the project, until an accident puts him in the care of a local Indian tribe. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki |
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Taglines | Adventure in a world where every man has his limits... and every dream its price. See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | FIM15,358,089 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Movie Connections | Featured in Kari Väänänen - kotona taas (2010). See more » |
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Crazy Credits | Alligators in this film were neither killed nor mistreated. See more » |