End of the Spear (2005)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jim Hanon

Writers:

Bill Ewing (writer)
Bart Gavigan (writer)
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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
Lisbeth Flaco	...	Bibanka
Laura Mortensen	...	Valerie Elliot
Sean McGowan	...	Jim Elliot
Matt Lutz	...	Pete Fleming
Stephen Caudill	...	Ed McCully
Patrick Zeller	...	Roger Youderian
Traci Dinwiddie	...	Marilou McCully
Wynn Everett	...	Olive Fleming Liefeld
Sylvia Jefferies	...	Barbara Youderian
Jennifer Massey	...	Ginny Saint
Muse Watson	...	Adolfo
Felix Solis	...	Julio
Kalani Queypo	...	Angel
Jose Liberto Caizamo	...	Nampa
Marcial Caizamo	...	Dyuwi
Atilano Flaco	...	Inawah
Magdalena Condoba	...	Akawo
Ortensia Tocamo	...	Maengamo
Jose Martinez	...	Caento
Ruben Barrigon	...	Mingi
Raquel Chami	...	Epa
Marlenis Matias	...	Winamae
Ericka Amadra	...	Young Gimade (as Ericka Luz Amadra)
Valerie Romano	...	Kathy Saint
Jacob Saint	...	Baby Phil Saint
Donaldo Dogimara	...	Young Kimo
Anel Zarco	...	Young Dyuwi
Azael Tocamo	...	Young Nampa
John Gowan	...	Major Nurnberg
Steve Saint	...	Frank Drown / Narrator
Eric Guainora	...	Juan
Carmelita Casama	...	Old Quechua Woman
Ralph Ender	...	Overweight Official
Yaricela Kanzari	...	Ditae
Antonio Zarco	...	Nanca
Albierto Tocamo	...	Nantowe
Norberto Tovar	...	Aenomenani Warrior #1
Olive Fleming Liefeld	...	Funeral Attendee
Mincaye	...	Funeral Attendee
Walt Liefeld	...	Funeral Attendee
Kimo	...	Funeral Attendee
Mike McCully	...	Funeral Attendee
Dyuwi	...	Funeral Attendee
Steve McCully	...	Funeral Attendee
Dayumae	...	Funeral Attendee
Ginny Saint	...	Funeral Attendee
Dabo	...	Funeral Attendee
Kathy Saint Drown	...	Funeral Attendee
Ompodae	...	Funeral Attendee
Marj Saint	...	Funeral Attendee
Kobac	...	Funeral Attendee
Barbara Youderian	...	Funeral Attendee
Tementa	...	Funeral Attendee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pinkie	...	Parrot
Satchmo	...	Leopard
Gil Birmingham	...	Moipa (uncredited)
Arianna Ratner	...	Mincayani - 10 yrs old (uncredited)
Jose Yenque	...	Ecuadorian Teacher (uncredited)

Directed by
Jim Hanon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bill Ewing		writer
Bart Gavigan		writer
Jim Hanon		writer

Produced by
William Bowling	....	associate producer
Jennifer Clymer	....	associate producer
Bill Ewing	....	producer
Bart Gavigan	....	producer
Mart Green	....	producer
Eugene Mazzola	....	executive producer
Kevin McAfee	....	executive producer
Tom Newman	....	producer

Original Music by
Ron Owen		(as Ronald Owen)

Cinematography by
Robert Driskell		(as Robert A. Driskell Jr.)

Film Editing by
Miles Hanon

Casting by
Mark Fincannon

Production Design by
Clarence Major		(as Clarence L. Major)

Art Direction by
Jeff LeGore

Set Decoration by
Jeff McManus

Costume Design by
Marian Ceo		(as Mari-An Ceo)

Makeup Department
Tony Acosta Jr.	....	assistant makeup artist: additional photography unit (as Tony Acosta)
Julissa Augilera	....	assistant hair stylist
Dale Brady	....	key makeup effects (as Dale R. Brady)
Patrick Brady	....	assistant makeup artist (as Patrick Gene Brady)
Linda D. Flowers	....	key hair stylist: additional photography unit (as Linda Flowers)
Mark Garbarino	....	assistant makeup artist: additional photography unit
Marilyn Gonzalez	....	assistant makeup artist
Roger Noel Gonzalez	....	assistant hair stylist
Gilbert Liberto	....	assistant makeup artist (as Gil Liberto)
Suzana P. Rupe	....	key hair stylist
Nicole Secrett	....	assistant hair stylist
Shaun Smith	....	lead makeup artist (as Shaun P. Smith)
Shaun Smith	....	makeup artist: additional photography unit (as Shaun P. Smith)

Production Management
David Hanon	....	production manager
Eugene Mazzola	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eugene Mazzola	....	first assistant director
Martina Nagel	....	second unit director
Gina Ortega	....	second second assistant director
Sara Rossi	....	assistant director

Art Department
Angel Abrego	....	laborer
Elio Abrego	....	laborer
Pedro Abrego	....	laborer
Pedro Barquin	....	greens coordinator
Dilvio Bonilla	....	property assistant
Robert Camargo	....	storyboard artist
Guillermo Camero	....	laborer
Gabriel Candanedo	....	swing gang
Chester Chien	....	illustrator: "Cowboy Jim"
Camilo Cisnero	....	laborer
Cameron Crockett	....	illustrator
Jeffrey DeBell	....	assistant greensman (as Jeff DeBell)
Manuel de la Rosa	....	laborer
Scott Ferguson	....	assistant production designer: additional photography unit
Guillermo Ferro	....	set construction foreman
Luis Ernesto Garcia Gonzales	....	laborer
Eduardo Giron	....	swing gang
Alfredo Gonzalez	....	second assistant greensman
Jorge Gonzalez	....	laborer
Michael Haase	....	production designer: additional photography unit
Charles Hu	....	illustrator: "Cowboy Jim"
Michael Huitron Lynch	....	assistant production designer: additional photography unit (as Michael Huitrom)
Ubaldo Agustin Jimenez	....	laborer
Chris Jordan	....	on-set decorator (as Christopher Jordan)
Brenton L. Lane	....	property master
Barbara Lange	....	art department coordinator
Jose Felix Lezcano	....	assistant set decorator
Jose Manuel	....	laborer
Edwin Munoz	....	laborer
Jose Murillo	....	laborer
Marvin Navarro	....	laborer
Rafael Navarro	....	construction coordinator
Michelle C. North	....	assistant art department coordinator (as Michelle North)
Orlando Pena	....	laborer
Ramon Perez	....	laborer
Carlos Pineda	....	laborer
Jose Luis Quiroz	....	laborer
Gertrudis Rodriguez	....	laborer
Roberto Rodriguez	....	laborer
Edilberto Ruiz	....	laborer
Samantha Sagel	....	construction buyer
Ilya Seperich	....	assistant property master (as Ilya M. Seperich)
David Simons	....	swing gang
Gregorio A. Teribio	....	laborer
Martin Valdes	....	laborer
Gaspar Villarreal	....	lead swing
Victor Villarreal	....	lead man
Lamer Walker	....	set designer
Beth Wooke	....	set decoration shopper

Sound Department
Matthew C. Beville	....	foley recordist (as Matt Beville)
Mark Binder	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Bonn	....	assistant sound editor (as Joe Bonn)
Richard Bullock Jr.	....	boom operator (as Richard Bullock)
Paula Fairfield	....	sound editor
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects designer
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	sound designer
Howell Gibbens	....	sound re-recording mixer
Howell Gibbens	....	supervising sound editor
Richard King	....	sound mixing engineer
Richard King	....	sound recording engineer
Patricio A. Libenson	....	sound recordist: Amazon effects (as Patricio Libenson)
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Robert Marts	....	sound mixer
Mark Messick	....	sound effects editor
Carla Murray	....	sound editor
Carla Murray	....	sound effects designer
Arianna Ratner	....	adr artist
Brian Smith	....	adr mixer
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Ed Steidel)
David Swope	....	assistant sound engineer
Bram Tobey	....	assistant sound engineer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Simon Gustavo Anria	....	special effects assistant
Alberto Bailey	....	special effects assistant
George Bedford	....	special effects assistant
Jim Byrnes	....	mechanical effects technician (as Jim 'Burn-z' Byrnes)
Celso Lucero Castillo	....	special effects assistant
Jorge Cunningham	....	special effects foreman
Patrick Denver	....	key puppeteer
Patrick Denver	....	special effects assistant
Adolfo Font	....	special effects assistant
Luis Hernandez	....	special effects assistant
Abdiel Amed Herrera	....	special effects assistant
Oliver Howell	....	special effects assistant
Carlos Lee	....	special effects assistant
Hugo Lindsay Jr.	....	special effects assistant
Carlos Parris	....	special effects foreman
Donald Pennington	....	special effects coordinator
Maximo Scott	....	special effects assistant
Jim Staples	....	mechanical effects technician (as James 'Jimbo' Staples)
Paul Staples	....	special effects coordinator
Ernesto Watts	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Jeffrey Alcantara	....	digital compositor
Neil Atkins	....	CG supervisor: Double Edge Digital
Chris Bankoff	....	compositor
Ed Bolton	....	lead match move artist
Shawn Booth	....	visual effects editor
Nicholas Caramonta	....	compositor
August Coleman	....	compositor
Shaun Comly	....	digital artist
Matt Doane	....	visual effects editor
John Follmer	....	visual effects executive producer: Double Edge Digital
Jay Frankenberger	....	compositor
Jay Frankenberger	....	match move artist
Jennifer Glezer	....	visual effects producer: Double Edge Digital
David Kuklish	....	visual effects supervisor: Double Edge Digital
Wing Kwok	....	compositor
Barrett Lewis	....	visual effects supervisor
Robert W. Morgenroth	....	executive in charge of production: Double Edge Digital (as Robert Morgenroth)
Jeremy Nelson	....	compositor
John Sibley	....	compositor
Panat Thamrongsombutsakul	....	compositor
Steve Woo	....	visual effects production manager
Chih-Min Chang	....	visual effects production coordinator (uncredited)
Buddy Gheen	....	CG supervisor: DED (uncredited)
Keith Lackey	....	technical supervisor: Double Edge (uncredited)

Stunts
Brett Chan	....	stunt rigger
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt coordinator
Marco Flaco	....	stunts
Brent Green	....	stunt double
Craig Scott	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Oscar Anaya	....	electrician
Dominique Balcaen	....	best boy grip
François Balcaen	....	key grip (as Francois Balcaen)
Bob Bowling	....	still photographer (as Robert Bowling)
Jose Braithwaite	....	grip
Phillip V. Caruso	....	publicity photographer: behind the scenes/making of crew (as Phil Caruso)
Gonzalo Castillo	....	electrician
Diego Cuellar	....	technician: Tyler mount, aerial/second unit
Javier De Leon	....	grip
Marcello De Leon	....	electrician (as Marcelo De Leon)
Leroy Douglas	....	video assistant
Michael Dzialowski	....	first assistant camera: aerial/second unit
Mike Dzialowski	....	camera operator: aerial/second unit
Willie Estrada	....	first assistant camera (as Wili Chan Estrada)
Willie Estrada	....	first assistant camera: additional photography unit (as Wili Chan Estrada)
Patrick J. Flannigan	....	best boy
Andy Frostenson	....	key rigging grip
Jamon Frostenson	....	best boy rigging grip
Alvis Gonzalez	....	grip
Elmer Andres Gonzalez	....	grip
Tom Graybael	....	first assistant camera
Miles Hanon	....	third camera operator
Angel Hepburn	....	second assistant camera
Rick Herrington	....	best boy electric: additional photography
Dean Horn	....	gaffer (as Dean 'Deano' Horn)
Dean Horn	....	gaffer: additional photography unit (as Dean 'Deano' Horn)
Mark Hryma	....	camera operator: Wescam camera, aerial/second unit
Mark Hryma	....	technician: Wescam camera, aerial/second unit
Michael A. Johnson	....	Steadicam operator
Efrain Laguna	....	second assistant camera (as Efrain 'Mofi' Laguana)
Cesar Martinez	....	electrician
Titus Mischke	....	best boy grip: additional photography unit
Abraham Morales	....	grip
Martina Nagel	....	director of photography: aerial/second unit
Jordan Newman	....	electrician
David Sauceda	....	grip
Clint Silzer	....	dolly grip
Gerhart Simonovich	....	assistant camera (as Gerhart Simonovic)
Owen Smith	....	key rigging grip: aerial unit
Steve Smith	....	second assistant camera: additional photography unit
Scott Sunday	....	rigging gaffer (as Scott 'Scottie' Sunday)
Jeremy Tabarrok	....	first assistant camera
Keith Talley	....	key grip: additional photography unit (as Keith Tally)
Paul Tran	....	electrician
Tony Tucker	....	electrician: additional photography unit (as Anthony Tucker)
Xavier Ucar	....	grip
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Glenn Warner	....	camera operator
Roger Wiebe	....	lead grip
Martin Wong	....	electrician
Mark Zepeda	....	electrician (as Mark A. Zepeda)
Roy Zurita	....	electrician

Casting Department
Beth W. Crookham	....	assistant to casting director
Tanisha Dummons	....	extras casting: Panama
Mark Fincannon	....	extras casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosa Caballero	....	seamstress
Jermaine Isaac	....	set costumer
Grace Pyke	....	costume supervisor (as Grace Lambert)
Sarah Skinner	....	on-set costumer
Beth Wooke	....	costume buyer
Lisa Wujick	....	key costumer: additional photography unit

Editorial Department
Julie Armstrong	....	assistant editor
George Chavez	....	color timer

Music Department
Steven Benson	....	musician: guitar
Lindsey Blair	....	musician: guitar
Erika Atsumi Foreman	....	musician: percussion player
Nora Lee Garcia	....	musician: flute
Guy Hilsman	....	musician: percussion player
Steady Joseph	....	musician: percussion
Edie Lehmann	....	musician: singer
Ron Owen	....	conductor (as Ronald Owen)
Zdena Pelikanova	....	orchestral contractor: Czech Film Orchestra
Daniel Pinder	....	additional music editor
Brian Slawson	....	musician: percussion player
Miriam Stockley	....	musician: singer
Tom Trafalski	....	music consultant
Tom Trafalski	....	music editor
Keith Wilson	....	musician: percussion player

Transportation Department
Jorge Aleman	....	driver: CTF
Luis E. Alvarado	....	driver
Jose Alvelo	....	driver: CTF
Rodolfo Batista	....	driver: CTF
Emilio Baxter	....	transportation captain (as Emilio 'Big Block' Baxter)
Dan Brizendine	....	transportation co-captain
Rene Orlando Campbell	....	driver
Eduardo Castillo	....	driver: CTF
Edith Christy	....	driver
Victor Cuellar	....	driver
Cirilo Cumberbatch	....	driver
Clifford Deane	....	driver: greensman
Candelario Diaz	....	driver: CTF
Jose Guevara	....	driver: CTF
Guillermo Guinlan	....	driver
Pedro Herrera	....	driver: CTF
Mariela Hurtado	....	driver
Roberto James	....	driver
Juan Jiménez	....	transportation assistant
Hugo Lindsay	....	driver
Jose Luis Ramos	....	driver
Carlos Rodriguez	....	driver: CTF
Arcenio Salazar	....	driver: CTF
Justin Simons	....	driver: additional photography unit
Kelvin Trotman	....	driver
Armando Urriola	....	driver: CTF
Luis Alberto Vergada	....	driver: CTF
Luis Vergara	....	driver: set dressing
John Yarbrough	....	transportation coordinator (as John 'JD' Yarbrough)

Other crew
Stephanie Adams	....	studio teacher (as Stephanie Fowler Adams)
Ovidio Aizpurua	....	explosives expert
Samuel Anria	....	location assistant manager (as Samuel 'Sax' Anria)
Julio Arjona	....	assistant production coordinator
Fabio Arocemena	....	helicopter mechanic: aerial/second unit
Tatianna Balcaen	....	crayon ager
Cassandra Barrere	....	script supervisor (as Cassandra Oliva Barrere)
Dianne G. Becker	....	assistant: Mr. Ewing (as Dianne Grace Becker)
Daysha Behymer	....	corporate office coordinator
Alexis Bethancurt	....	bomb squad
Dexter Campbell	....	catering assistant
Victor Ramon Chen	....	key set production assistant
Greg Clifford	....	operational support
Benito Coronado	....	bomb squad
Victor Ezequiel Coto Zapata	....	assistant craft service
Gerardo Cuevas	....	bomb squad (as Gerardo Cuevas Camarena)
Brandon Dahl	....	first assistant production accountant
Dorian D'Angelo	....	assistant medic
Daymuac	....	consultant: Waodani
Raul De Leon	....	set production assistant
Jaime Delgado	....	medic
Ana Garcia de Paredes	....	assistant craft service
Evan Derrick	....	production assistant: aerial/second unit
Ovidio Dizonua	....	bomb squad
Maximo Drayton	....	medic
Joshua Dupre	....	catering helper
Dyuwi	....	consultant: Waodani
Epa	....	consultant: Waodani
Jaime Fabrega	....	helicopter pilot: aerial/second unit
Didiel Farragut	....	bomb squad
Migel Ferrer	....	office production assistant
Cynthia Garcia Walker	....	production accountant
Giolisa Gonzalez	....	accounting assistant
Jeanette Gonzalez	....	office production assistant (as Jeanette 'Jan' Gonzalez)
Anne Gordon	....	animal coordinator
Edgardo Gordon	....	explosives expert
John Gowan	....	intercultural consultant
Brent Green	....	video coordinator
Kurt Griffith	....	post-production accountant
Eric Guainora	....	assistant Embera talent coordinator
Jim Hanna	....	chef
Miles Hanon	....	epk director
Robert Hepburn	....	set medic (as Robert 'Sarge' Hepburn)
Enrique Hernandez	....	assistant craft service
Eve Light Honthaner	....	shipping consultant (as Eve Hornthaner)
Roger Jaén	....	bomb squad (as Roger Jaen)
Leonardo Jones	....	catering assistant
Kimo	....	consultant: Waodani
Greg Kittinger	....	assistant: Mr. Newman
Marcial Lau	....	set production assistant (as Marcial 'Tachi' Lau)
Tania Lezcano	....	production secretary
Tanya Mallean	....	legal counsel
Jose Antonio Martinez	....	machete specialist
Zita Mazzola	....	production coordinator
Brian McMillan	....	animal supplier
Rogello Medena	....	pilot: Bell 47 helicopter
Mincaye	....	clearing crew: Shell Mera airstrip
Mincaye	....	consultant: Waodani
Young Mincaye	....	consultant: Waodani
Minewa	....	consultant: Waodani
Graciela Mitchell	....	accounting assistant
Anel E. Moreno	....	location manager
Chaz Mortenson	....	consultant: Embera
Jess Nunez	....	payroll accountant
Odac	....	clearing crew: Shell Mera airstrip
Odac	....	consultant: Waodani
Heather Olive	....	epk producer
Ompodae	....	consultant: Waodani
Ivan Ortiz	....	bomb squad
Esther Pang	....	assistant: Mr. Hanon
Enrique Perez	....	assistant craft service
Chris Pollard	....	leopard trainer: Hollywood Animals (as Christoipher Pollard)
Elias Polo	....	machete specialist
Miriam Pons	....	set production assistant
Roberto Quiros	....	assistant craft service
Ivan Quiroz	....	medic
Praxedes Rivera	....	set production assistant
Jesse Saint	....	consultant: Waodani
Jessie Joy Saint	....	crayon ager
Steve Saint	....	pilot: Cesna 172
Steve Saint	....	pilot: Piper
Steve Saint	....	technical advisor
Luis Sanchez	....	bomb squad (as Alberto Sanchez)
Carlos Sandino	....	craft service coordinator
Joel Allen Schroeder	....	travel coordinator (as Joel Schroeder)
Craig Scott	....	assistant to producer: second unit
Bill Skrzyniarz	....	legal counsel
Marlys Slater	....	assistant: Mr. Green
David Sutton	....	IT support
John Sylvester	....	animal handler: additional photography unit
Carlos Tapia	....	bomb squad
Tementa	....	clearing crew: Shell Mera airstrip
Tementa	....	consultant: Waodani
Kathleen Thompson	....	technical advisor
Tomo	....	clearing crew: Shell Mera airstrip
Tomo	....	consultant: Waodani
Barry Trotter	....	aircraft maintenance technician: aerial/second unit
Valentin Urena	....	office production assistant (as Valentin 'Valter' Urena)
Ginny Valladares	....	consultant: Waodani
Tomas Valverde	....	Embera talent coordinator
Dr. Mario Velig	....	medical consultant
Orlando Villarreal	....	bomb squad
Mathew Vitale	....	assistant chef
Eric Weld	....	leopard trainer: Hollywood Animals
Jannell Zamora	....	catering assistant

Production Companies

• Every Tribe Entertainment
• Bearing Fruit Entertainment (as Bearing Fruit Communications)

Distributors

• Every Tribe Entertainment (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• M Power Releasing (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Rocky Mountain Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (all media)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2006) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Evangelische Omroep (EO) (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Focus Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• H.O.M. Vision (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Jungle Films LLC

Special Effects

• Double Edge Digital (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Czech Film Orchestra  orchestra
• Digital Film Group  digital to film transfer
• Fincannon & Associates  casting assistance
• Hanna Brothers Catering  catering
• Hobby Lobby  special thanks
• Hollywood Animals  leopard trainers
• Morgan and Morgan  legal council: Panama
• Skrzyniarz & Mallean  legal council: United States
• Sony Music Studios  sound mixing facility
• Sony Pictures Studios  post-production sound services provided by
• Sound Satisfaction  foley recording facilities
• Winogradsky Company  music clearance

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:

Continuity: When Mincayani is in the wood shop, he sticks his index finger in the paint/wood stain, the very next scene, all of his fingers appear to be wet, but not red.

Quotes:

Mincayani: I thought you were Dayumae. But I see you are only a spirit.
Dayumae: I thought you were a man. But I see you are only Mincayani.

Movie Connections:

Follows Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2002)

Soundtrack:

Don't Be That Way

Really well done and important film

Jim Hanon's new film, "End of the Spear" comes to us in a new tradition started by David Cunningham's "To End All Wars". Over the past 2 years a growing number of films have begun to appear with a believable spiritual connection. I'm happy to say this is another one that hits a home run when it comes to telling a great story without stripping out real life spirituality-- something that is integral to most people's life.

The film brings us the important story of Christian missionaries killed during their first efforts to meet an isolated band of Ecuadoran native people embroiled in a cycle of violence. "End of the Spear" tells the story from the perspective of a tribal leader and the child of one of the missionaries that died.

I think if you keep in mind this is an independent film shot on a restricted budget, you'll be pleased with most technical aspects-- cinematography, sound etc.

You'll also love the actors that were just great. Louie Leonardo does a wonderful job portraying Waodani tribesman Mincayani in the lead role. You also have to give credit to young Chase Ellison in his role as young Steve Saint, whose pilot father died.

The role of religions in transforming culture is a hot button issue these days. This film doesn't take that head on, but presents a balanced realistic view, and perhaps an alternative aspect that most critics generally don't acknowledge.

There were weaknesses in the film also, but none that distracted much from the story. There were a few bits that might have been served by further character and story development-- the son's issues in particular.

All in all, this is a wonderful film with a great message of reconciliation. I hope we see more like this.