''Fire on the Amazon'' is a 1993 American-Peruvian

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film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Craig Sheffer and

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Plot

In Bolivia's Amazon basin, corporate cattle ranches are replacing the rain forest. When Santos, the charismatic leader of the union of rubber tappers, forges an alliance with Natives to protest deforestation, he is assassinated. R.J. O'Brien, a US photo-journalist who has no skills as an investigator, wants a story when he thinks the police have framed and murdered an innocent Native as the assassin. In his search for the truth, he involves Alyssa Rothman; who worked for Santos, and who he falls in love with and vice versa. As he gets deeper into trouble with the cops and the real assassin, he needs not only Alyssa's help, but also that of the Natives' leader.

Cast

* Craig Sheffer as R.J. O'Brien *

as Alyssa Rothman * Juan Fernández as Ataninde * Judith Chapman as Sandra *Ramsay Ross as Pistoleiro *David Elkin as Lucavida *Jorge García Bustamante as Valdez *Baldomero Cáceres as Pedro *Carlos Victoria as Miguel *Reynaldo Arenas as Djamori *Eduardo Cesti as Rafael Santos

Production

As reported on A&E's ''

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'' on November 18, 2005, in an interview clip with the film's director, the film was a harrowing experience in many ways. Bullock was concerned that the

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she was riding could have possibly tipped over and dumped her in dangerous waters.

External links

* including Theatrical Trailer at New Horizons Pictures * * *https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Amazon-Sandra-Bullock/dp/B004JMDB88 {{Luis Llosa 1993 films English-language Peruvian films Peruvian adventure films Peruvian drama films 1990s adventure drama films Films directed by Luis Llosa Films about journalists 1993 drama films 1990s English-language films American adventure drama films 1990s Spanish-language films American multilingual films 1990s Peruvian films 1990s American films