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At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)

At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)

Drama Romance

An adventure beyond the limits of civilization, faith and passion.

Release Date: 1991, December 6
Directors: Héctor Babenco
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Saul Zaentz Company
Cast: John Lithgow, Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Kathy Bates, Aidan Quinn, Tom Waits, Ruy Polanah, Stênio Garcia, José Dumont, Nelson Xavier, Nilo Kivirinta, S. Yriwana Karaja

Overview:

Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They are sent by the pompous Leslie Huben, who runs the missionary effort in the area but who seems more concerned about competing with his Catholic 'rivals' than in the Indians themselves. Hazel is terrified of the Indians while Martin is fascinated. Soon American pilot Lewis Moon joins the Indian tribe but is attracted by Leslie's young wife, Andy. Can the interaction of these characters and cultures, and the advancing bulldozers of civilization, avoid disaster?

Keywords:

based on novel or book tribe amazon rainforest jungle 1960s missionary civilization amazon river malaria