Movie: End of the Spear

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End of the Spear

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"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.

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Genre:* Adventure/Drama

*Language:* English / Subtitles
Country of Origin: USA
*Production Status:* Every Tribe Entertainment completed production on
End of the Spear in March 2005. United States release: January 20, 2006.
*Film Website:*http://www.endofthespear.com

*CAST & CREW*
*Screenplay:* Bart Gavigan, Jim Hanon, Bill Ewing *Director:* Jim Hanon
*Producers:* Bill Ewing, Mart Green, Tom Newman, Bart Gavigan
*Executive Producers:* Kevin McAfee, Eugene Mazzola
*Cast:* Louie Leonardo, Chad Allen, Jack Guzman, Christina Souza, Chase
Ellison, Gil Birmingham

*SYNOPSIS*
Worlds collide and tragedy strikes as a missionary group journeys to the
heart of the Amazon jungle in search of the Waodani, a tribe of fierce
warriors on the brink of extinction due to revenge killings. When five
of the missionary men are speared to death by a group of tribesmen led
by a fierce warrior (Louie Leonardo), their families are left
husbandless and fatherless. Undeterred by their tremendous loss and
spurred on by hope, the families decide to remain in Ecuador, and risk
living among the Waodani. But the effects of that first encounter have
yet to subside: A young boy (Chase Ellison), struggling to unlock the
secret of his father's death (Chad Allen), must learn to accept a
tragedy he cannot change in this powerful, true story of sacrifice,
courage and redemption
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TAINO STARS IN FILM "END OF THE SPEAR"...

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/New York, NY -/ *Louie Leonardo*, a *Taíno from Quiskeya *(Dominican
Republic) stars in the film "*End of the Spear*", which was released in
theaters in January 2006. The film, based on a true story, is now
available on DVD. Leonardo is a member of and performed with the
*Cacibajagua Cultural Society *and has extensive stage and film
experience. He has frequently appeared on television in such episodes as
"All My Children," "One Life to Live," "Law and Order," "ER," and
"Charlie's Angel's," among others.

Leonardo has also appeared in a number of motion pictures, including
"Fragments," and "Exile," director Ron Shelton's "Play It To The Bone,"
"Shaft," directed by John Singleton, and director Fred Schepisi's "A Few
Good Years." He was the Director Jim Hanson's first choice for the
important leading role of the Waodani Warrior Mincayani.

The film takes place in the Ecuadorian Amazon as a missionary group
journeys to the heart of the jungle in search of the Waodani, a tribe of
fierce warriors on the brink of extinction. When five of the missionary
men are speared to death by a group of tribesmen led by a fierce warrior
(Louie Leonardo), their families are left husbandless and fatherless.
Undeterred by their tremendous loss and spurred on by hope, the families
decide to remain in Ecuador, and risk living among the Waodani. But the
effects of that first encounter have yet to subside: A young boy (Chase
Ellison), struggling to unlock the secret of his father's death (Chad
Allen), must learn to accept a tragedy he cannot change in this
powerful, true story of sacrifice, courage and redemption.

*For more information on the film visit *End of the Spear