Summaries

Two people come to the end of a spear in order to realize that the divisions between them are not real.

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

The true story of a group of Christian missionaries in Ecuador who set out to reach the Wadani tribe (a violent Ecuadorian tribe defined by revenge killing). When the 5 men from this group are speared to death by Mincayani and others in the tribe (who believe all foreigners are cannibals), the wives and children of those men move into the Wadani tribe to teach them about God. End of the Spear is an amazing story of Truth, Love, and Forgiveness.—MCThespian410

Details

Keywords
  • snake
  • chase
  • infanticide
  • tablesaw
  • dead baby
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • History
  • Biography
Release date Jan 19, 2006
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English Spanish
Filming locations Colon, Panama
Production companies Toy Gun Films Every Tribe Entertainment Bearing Fruit Entertainment

Box office

Budget $10000000
Gross US & Canada $11967000
Opening weekend US & Canada $4712000
Gross worldwide $12128105

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 48m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Mincayani (Louie Leonardo) is born into the most violent society ever documented by anthropologists, the Waodani in the eastern rainforest of Ecuador. As he grows he learns what every Waodani understands, he must spear and live or be speared and die. Mincayani's world changes when he and his family kill five missionaries, Nate Saint (Chad Allen), Jim Elliot (Sean McGowan), Ed McCully (Stephen Caudill), Pete Fleming (Matt Lutz) and Roger Youderian (Patrick Zeller). This incident propels Mincayani's family group down an extraordinary path that culminates in them not only departing from violence, but also caring for the enemy tribe they had once violently raided. Nate Saint's son Steve (also Chad Allen) was a boy when his father and friends were killed. He returns to the Waodani as an adult and finally learns from Mincayani what happened during the last minutes of his father's life. Together Mincayani and Steve find what Nate accomplished in his death gave them both a new life and Steve's family becomes part of Mincayani's family.

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