Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2002)

Director:

Jim Hanon

Writer:

Jim Hanon (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

a story beyond tragedy... beyond reason... beyond imagination

Plot:

A beautifully crafted documentary about five young missionaries who were martyred by a savage tribe of Indians in the mid 1950s and the heroic effort of reconciliation that has followed.

Plot Keywords:

Missionary | 1950s | Airplane | Martyr | Waodani Indian

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Steve Saint	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carmela	...	Herself
Dawa	...	Herself
Dayumae	...	Herself
Frank Drown	...	Himself
Kathy Saint Drown	...	Herself
Elisabeth Elliot Gren	...	Herself
Dave Howard	...	Himself
Kimo	...	Himself
Olive Fleming Liefeld	...	Herself
Christopher Maleki	...	King Cyrus
Marilou McCully	...	Herself
Mincaye	...	Himself
Col. Malcolm Nurnberg	...	Himself
Ompodae	...	Herself
Paa	...	Himself
Carole Robarchek	...	Herself
Clayton Robarchek	...	Himself
Ginny Saint	...	Herself
Jaime Saint	...	Himself
Jesse Saint	...	Himself
Rachel Saint	...	Herself
Valerie Elliot Shepard	...	Herself
Tementa	...	Himself
Marj Saint Van Der Puy	...	Herself
Barbara Youderian	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Beyond the Gates (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent content and thematic elements.

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13

Company:

Bearing Fruit Entertainment

Trivia:

When the tribe was asked permission to film their story, they said no. Only after hearing about the school shootings happening in the US did they grant permission for their story to be told. They hoped their turn from violence to peace could be an example for others.

Quotes:

Elisabeth Elliot Gren: We were both Greek Majors. We saw each other every day. Every once in a while he would come along and he'd just slap his books down on the table and he'd sit down next to me and he'd say, "Well, where we were today?" And I said, "Well, What do you mean, 'Where are we?' You know I'm on this page and you're six pages behind or something."

Movie Connections:

Followed by End of the Spear (2005)

When I went to a concert....

I went to see Steven Curtis Chapman in concert. I discovered there would be a film shown during the concert. This is not what I had envisioned, when going to a concert. "A movie"? "I didn't pay money for a movie, not tonight at least." The film which turned out to be Beyond The Gates Of Spldor, put me to tears. If you have ever had a tough time forgiving someone for an incident that happened in your past, please watch this movie.

Steve Saint and Mincaye were there and walked on stage right after the film was shown, a standing ovation was given.

Four years later I see the DVD for sale at a video store.

I didn't even think twice about dropping $20.00 for this. It is a must have, and I am proud to own it.