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The Mosquito Coast
AUSTRALIA · 1986

The Mosquito Coast

Peter Weir
utopian idealism environmental escapism family dynamics technological innovation colonial ambition
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Synopsis

An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.

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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)
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