Beyond the Gates of Splendor

"In 1956, two worlds collided, beginning a journey beyond fear, beyond violence, beyond forgiveness."

Sep 27 2002 PG-13 1h 36m
Documentary

"Beyond the Gates" is a feature length documentary film experience about the Waodani Indians and the missionary men and women who have given their lives to reach them. This powerful emotional journey begins with the Waodani describing their way of life before the missionaries visited them in 1956. Narrated by the son of one of the missionaries and each of the wives of the men who died, the audience takes a nostalgic trip back in time to see how the men and women came to meet up with each other in Ecuador. An inspiring story of forgiveness and love.

Plot

Set in the Amazon basin of Ecuador, Beyond the Gates of Splendor tells the story of the Waodani, a violent and isolated tribe, and five North American families who contacted them. All five of the North American men were killed (Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming, and Ed McCully). Elisabeth Elliot, the wife of one of the men, and Rachel Saint, the sister of another, went to live with the Waodani. Later, Steve Saint, the son of one of the slain men moved his family from Florida to live with the same Waodani family that had killed his father.

Written by

Jim Hanon

Directed by

Jim Hanon

Cast

Steve Saint, Carmela, Dawa

Crew

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Production Companies

Bearing Fruit Entertainment, Toy Gun Films

Awards

2 wins

Trailers
Beyond the Gates of Splendor (Official Film Trailer)
Beyond the Gates of Splendor :: trailer
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# of Votes
527
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
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