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AUSTRALIA · 1986
The Mosquito Coast
Synopsis
An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
Cinematic DNA
That's one of the best films ever made. It was a huge influence, on all of us. I showed it [Aguirre, the Wrath of God] to the cast and crew to give them a sense of the kind of intensity I wanted.
It was a huge influence on all of us. I showed it to the cast and crew to give them a sense of the kind of intensity I wanted.
— Peter Weir · The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Interview by Eleanor Ringel, 'THE MOSQUITO COAST': Weir's River of No Return)
