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Beyond the Gates of Splendor

  • 20022002
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 36m
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Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2002)
  • Documentary
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
480
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  • Director
    • Jim Hanon
  • Writer
    • Jim Hanon
  • Stars
    • Steve Saint
    • Carmela
    • Dawa
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  • Director
    • Jim Hanon
  • Writer
    • Jim Hanon
  • Stars
    • Steve Saint
    • Carmela
    • Dawa
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    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Steve Saint
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    Dawa
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    Dayumae
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    Frank Drown
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    Kathy Saint Drown
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    Elisabeth Elliot Gren
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    Dave Howard
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    Kimo
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    Olive Fleming Liefeld
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    Christopher Maleki
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    Marilou McCully
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    Mincaye
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    Malcolm Nurnberg
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    Paa
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    Carole Robarchek
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    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. —Brent Green
    • missionary
    • 1950s
    • five word title
    • written by director
    • waodani indian
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    • Taglines
      • a story beyond tragedy... beyond reason... beyond imagination
    • Genre
      • Documentary
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for some violent content and thematic elements
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    • 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."

    • Alternate versions
      A 40-minute abridged version of the film exists.
    • Connections
      Followed by End of the Spear (2005)

    User reviews12

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    10/10
    Compelling Documentary!
    This is the most compelling documentary and story I have ever experienced. I was only vaguely familiar the story. The idea of going to live with people who killed one of my loved ones is difficult to understand. Even the idea of why the families were there in the first place is foreign to our American culture. The music in this documentary sounds like movie music, and the people in the story are amazing, the north and south Americans.

    Clearly this amazing tribe would have wiped themselves out if it were not for the missionaries. They should make a feature film about this story.
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    • Dec 18, 2004

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Beyond the Gates
    • Production companies
      • Bearing Fruit Entertainment
      • Toy Gun Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,307
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,374
      • Mar 11, 2007
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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