screenshots / Where the River Runs Black / 1986 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Based on the 1983 novel Lazaro by author David Kendall which told the tale of a feral child raised by Amazon River dolphins.

Directed by Christopher Cain (Lakota Moon) and exploring themes of civilization versus nature, the film stars Charles Durning, Peter Horton and Dana Delany.

Introducing Alessandro Rabelo as the orphan Lazaro, in what appears to have been his only screen credit.

The production filmed on location in Brazil.