Where the River Runs Black (1986)

Synopsis of Where the River Runs Black

This drama concerns the clash of two worlds in the person of a young boy. The small boy (Alessandro Rabelo) is the offspring of a missionary who died before the he was born, and a Native American who is later killed by white prospectors. Father O'Reilly (Charles Durning) comes to hear about the legend of the orphan born to a holy man and a "sorceress" and guesses the truth about his parentage. He manages to bring the young boy to a Catholic orphanage where the lad is confronted with "civilized" behavior and is quite shocked by it. Meanwhile, Father O'Reilly is having second thoughts as the boy indirectly teaches him something about the values of his "primitive" culture. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Director(s):

Christopher Cain

Writer(s):

Neal Jimenez, Peter Silverman

Producer(s):

Joe Roth, Flavio R. Tambellini, Harry Ufland

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG(Adult Situations, Mild Violence, Violence, Brief Nudity, Excellent For Children)

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