End of the Spear is the remarkable journey of an Amazon tribesman who becomes family to the son of a North American man he kills. Mincayani is a Waodani warrior who leads the raid that kills Steve Saint's father and four other missionaries.
When the 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. As a young boy, Steve Saint is able to visit Mincayani's tribe. He tries to learn which warriors killed his father, but has to leave with his question unanswered. Steve returns to the Waodani as an adult. Together Mincayani and Steve confront the true meaning of the life and death of Steve's father, and the other men who were killed. 111 minutes (Region 1: USA & Canada). Available Subtitles: English, Spanish and French. |
