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End of the Spear

- Dare to Make Contact

"End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries' families, but also Mincayani and his people.

Release Date : 2005-10-24

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Bearing Fruit EntertainmentEvery Tribe EntertainmentToy Gun Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Walk His Trail

Cast

Character Name : Mincayani

Original Name : Louie Leonardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nate Saint / Steve Saint / Narrator

Original Name : Chad Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kimo

Original Name : Jack Guzman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Steve Saint

Original Name : Chase Ellison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbara Youderian

Original Name : Sylvia Jefferies

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dayumae

Original Name : Christina Souza

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gikita

Original Name : Chemo Mepaquito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gimade

Original Name : Ninabet Bedoya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel Saint

Original Name : Sara Kathryn Bakker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marj Saint

Original Name : Cara Stoner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elisabeth Elliot

Original Name : Beth Bailey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Adolfo

Original Name : Muse Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Kimo

Original Name : Donaldo Dogimara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Nampa

Original Name : Azael Tocamo

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-11-27

**_There’s more to life than rashly killing people with a spear_** In 1956, several American missionaries deep in the Amazon basin try to contact the warring Waodani tribe, who live near the Curaray River in eastern Ecuador. Thirty-eight years later, the son of one of the missionaries goes back to the area to reacquaint with the people he met as a child. “End of the Spear” (2005) is a drama with some thrills based on the true story. Movies with a similar milieu include “Fitzcarraldo,” “The Emerald Forest,” “At Play in the Fields of the Lord,” “Medicine Man” and “The Lost City of Z,” even “The Mosquito Coast.” Sure, this one is more ‘faith-based’ due to the subject matter, but the director lets the facts speak for themselves with no glossing over and no sanitizing; just the facts. The viewer is left to interpret them. If you like any of those flicks, you can’t go wrong with this one. Even if you’re a strict atheist, the evangelical element is played down. When the biblical message is conveyed, it’s presented in the same way it was given to the Waodani in real-life: In concepts or symbols from their everyday language. For instance, ‘God’ is replaced with ‘Waengongi,’ which is the creator god of the tribe. Interestingly, a couple of the Amazonians resemble members of 80’s metal bands Anthrax (Dan Spitz and Joey Belladonna) and Manowar (Joey DeMaio). Seriously. The movie runs 1 hour, 48 minutes, and was shot in Colon, Panama, which is about 800 miles north from where the events actually occurred. GRADE: B/B-