Amazon (1990 film)

Amazon
Amazon
	Film poster
Directed by	Mika Kaurismäki
Written by	Richard Reitinger; Mika Kaurismäki; John Reaves (additional writing);
Starring	Kari Väänänen; Robert Davi; Rae Dawn Chong;
Cinematography	Timo Salminen
Edited by	Michael Chandler
Music by	Naná Vasconcelos
Production; companies	Villealfa Filmproduction Oy; Skylight Cinema Foto Art; Capital Cinema Productions; Noema; Rainforest Action Network;
Distributed by	Finnkino (Finland); Cabriolet Films (USA, theatrical); La Société des Films Sirius (France); Live Home Video (USA, home video); Mainostelevisio (Finland, TV); Avid Home Video (USA, home video); Yleisradio (Finland, (TV); Future Film (Finland, home video); Penta Visión (Uruguay); VMP (Germany);
Release date	September 1990 (TIFF);
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	United States; Finland; Brazil; France; Germany;
Languages	English; Portuguese; Finnish;

Amazon is a 1990 drama that was directed by the Finnish film director Mika Kaurismäki, who co-wrote the script with Richard Reitinger, with John Reaves contributing additional writing. The movie premiered at the Toronto Festival of Festivals in September 1990.

While shooting the movie Kaurismäki tried to minimize its and the crew's effect on the environment by choosing equipment that would have the least impact the shooting location, the surrounding areas, and its inhabitants.^[1]

^ Kääpä, Pietari (2011-01-01). The Cinema of Mika Kaurismäki: Transvergent Cinescapes, Emergent Identities. Intellect Books. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-1-84150-409-4.

[1] Kääpä, Pietari (2011-01-01). The Cinema of Mika Kaurismäki: Transvergent Cinescapes, Emergent Identities. Intellect Books. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-1-84150-409-4.

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