End of the Spear (2005)

Director:

Jim Hanon

Writers:

Bill Ewing (writer)
Bart Gavigan (writer)

Release Date:

20 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Dare to Make Contact

Plot:

"End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries...

Plot Keywords:

Tribe | Missionary | Ecuador | Spear | Forgiveness

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Louie Leonardo	...	Mincayani
Chad Allen	...	Nate Saint / Steve Saint
Jack Guzman	...	Kimo
Christina Souza	...	Dayumae
Chase Ellison	...	Young Steve Saint
Chemo Mepaquito	...	Gikita
Ninabet Bedoya	...	Gimade
Sara Kathryn Bakker	...	Rachel Saint
Cara Stoner	...	Marj Saint (as Cara Stoner-Parris)
Beth Bailey	...	Elisabeth Elliot
Ocniel Barrigon	...	Nenkiwi
Yariela Caizamo	...	Ompodae
Andrea Lino Mache	...	Dawa
Marco Flaco	...	Young Mincayani
Gabriela Valdespino	...	Young Dayumae

Also Known As:

Walk His Trail (USA) (working title)
Apostoli ston Amazonio (Greece) [el]
El final del espíritu (Spain) [es]
End of the Spear - keihään kärki (Finland) [fi]
La punta della lancia (Italy) [it]
Terra Selvagem (Brazil) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Taiwan:R-12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Colon, Panama

Company:

Every Tribe Entertainment

Goofs:

Anachronisms: As the bright yellow Piper is maneuvering over the jungle in the mid-1950s, we briefly see a view of the top of the plane, and there we see the one object that isn't yellow - the white Garmin GPS antenna.

Quotes:

Nate Saint: [after being speared; speaking in the Waodani language] I am your friend.

Movie Connections:

Follows Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2002)

Soundtrack:

Flower Duet (from Lakmé)

Truly Moving Picture

I am a judge for the Indianapolis-based Heartland Film Festival. This feature film is a Crystal Heart Award Winner and won the $50,000 Grand Prize in October of 2005. The Heartland Film Festival is a non-profit that honors Truly Moving Pictures. A Truly Moving Picture "…explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life."

The film, which is based on a true story, starts in 1956 in the Amazon basin in Ecuador. Five missionaries are savagely killed by a primitive tribe. But that is the beginning of the story and not the end of the story.

The missionaries' wives and children take on the work of their fathers and husbands. They and we, the audience, are forced to examine violence and how we react to violence and the possibility of forgiving the perpetrators of violence.

The missionaries and their families display incredible human traits. They display courage in the face of danger – they are willing to sacrifice a normal life to help others – they show respect and tolerance to primitive people. But most impressive of all, they retain their humility and do not look down on others.

The cinematography and music are stunning. The Amazon jungle becomes the third character along with the tribe and the missionaries. And all three characters relentlessly attempt to survive and prevail.

FYI – There is a Truly Moving Pictures web site where there is a listing of past Crystal Heart winners that are now either at the theater or available on video.