End of the Spear

End of the Spear

Dare to Make Contact

PG-13 2005 · 108 min · ★ 6.3 · Adventure, Drama, History

"End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries' families, but also Mincayani and his people.

Directed by Jim Hanon · Written by Bill Ewing

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