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At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Directed by Héctor Babenco

1991

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?

Released
6 Dec 1991
Runtime
189 min
Also known as
Brincando nos Campos do Senhor, En liberté dans les champs du seigneur, Ein Pfeil in den Himmel, Jugando en los campos del Señor
Country
Brazil
Language
English
Budget
$36.0M
Screenplay
Héctor Babenco, Jean-Claude Carrière, Vincent Patrick
Cinematography
Lauro Escorel
Music
Zbigniew Preisner
Editors
Armen Minasian, William M. Anderson
Elsewhere
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