End of the Spear is a 2006 docudrama film that recounts the story of Operation Auca, in which five American Christian missionaries attempted to evangelize the Huaorani (Waodani) people of the jungle of Ecuador. Based on actual events from 1956 in which five male missionaries were speared by members of the Waodani tribe, the movie tells the story from the perspective of Steve Saint (the son of Nate Saint, one of the murdered missionaries), and Mincayani, one of the tribesmen who killed the missionaries. The two eventually form a bond that continues to this day.
It's not perfectly accurate (duh, it's a movie, and they need to make things interesting), and the gospel messege isn't really part of this movie. There was also a lot of contraversy over the main actor, who is g*y.
That said, it's a very engaging movie, one that really draws you in. It's a good introduction to the lives (and deaths) of five famous missionaries of the 20th century, and to some of the issues regarding the lives of natives in some part of South America, issues that continue to this day.
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