Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2002)

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.

Director:

Jim Hanon

Writer:

Jim Hanon

Stars:

Steve Saint, Carmela, Dawa

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Steve Saint	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carmela	...	Self
Dawa	...	Self
Dayumae	...	Self
Frank Drown	...	Self
Kathy Saint Drown	...	Self
Elisabeth Elliot Gren	...	Self
Dave Howard	...	Self
Kimo	...	Self
Olive Fleming Liefeld	...	Self
Christopher Maleki	...	King Cyrus
Marilou McCully	...	Self
Mincaye	...	Self
Malcolm Nurnberg	...	Self (as Col. Malcolm Nurnberg)
Ompodae	...	Self

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

missionary | 1950s | five word title | written by director | waodani indian | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violent content and thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

The small film team spent 17 days filming interviews in the Amazon basin in Ecuador. They arrived there slowly, as anyone else arrives there. First by bus, then propeller plane, then hours in a canoe.

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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."

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Alternate Versions

A 40-minute abridged version of the film exists.

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Connections

Followed by The Grandfathers (2011)

User Reviews

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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

27 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beyond the Gates

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$36,412, 7 November 2004

Gross USA:

$38,307

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bearing Fruit Entertainment, Toy Gun Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color