Manaos

Manaos

A treacherous escape through the Amazon inferno.

1979 · 94 min · ★ 4.7 · Drama, Adventure

At the beginning of this century some owners of rubber plantations in the Amazonas jungle convert a village into one big prison. But the inhabitants have other plans...

Directed by Alberto Vázquez Figueroa · Written by Alberto Vázquez Figueroa

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