The Forbidden Dance (1990)

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Directed by Greydon Clark.

Starring Sid Haig, Laura Elena Harring, Jeff James, Richard Lynch, Miranda Garrison, Barbra Brighton.

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When the Brazilian rainforest home of young Princess Nisa (Laura Herring) is threatened by greedy American businesses, she travels to Los Angeles with Joa the shaman (Sid Haig). There Joa is thrown in jail, and Nisa must find a way to stop the rainforest destruction herself. When a young man who loves to dance crosses her path, and together they enter a televised lambada contest, Nisa might have found the answer to her prayers. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

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