CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1991
At Play in the Fields of the Lord posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1991 3h 9m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A pair of explorers, Lewis Moon and Wolf, become stranded in ''Mãe de Deus'' (Portuguese language: ''Mother of God''), an outpost in the deep Brazilian Amazon River, after their plane runs out of fuel.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Lewis Moon

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Martin Quarrier

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Wolf

Stênio Garcia

Stênio Garcia

Boronai

Nelson Xavier

Nelson Xavier

Father Xantes

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Leslie Huben

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

Andy Huben

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Hazel Quarrier