End of the Spear
End of the Spear tells the saga of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman rooted in the Ecuadorian jungle. In 1956, five young missionaries, including Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani, sparking a sequence of events that transforms not only the families of the slain missionaries but also Mincayani and his people.
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Jim Hanon
Eugene Mazzola
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**_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-
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The directors of End of the Spear are Jim Hanon and Eugene Mazzola.
The cast of End of the Spear includes Chase Ellison as Young Steve Saint, Christina Souza as Dayumae, Muse Watson as Adolfo, Beth Bailey as Elisabeth Elliot, Louie Leonardo as Mincayani, Sylvia Jefferies as Barbara Youderian, Chad Allen as Nate Saint / Steve Saint / Narrator, Jack Guzman as Kimo, Chemo Mepaquito as Gikita, Ninabet Bedoya as Gimade, Sara Kathryn Bakker as Rachel Saint, Cara Stoner as Marj Saint, and more.
The duration of End of the Spear is 1h 48 mins.
Yes. You can watch the End of the Spear trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
End of the Spear was released on 24 Oct 2005.
End of the Spear is listed under Adventure, Drama, and History on Fanbiz.
End of the Spear has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "**_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, w..."
