At Play in the Fields of the Lord poster
Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière, Héctor Babenco, Vincent Patrick
Director Héctor Babenco

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

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

Release Date: 1991-12-06

Duration: 189 minutes

Synopsis

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?

Casting

  • Daryl Hannah
    Andy Huben
  • Tom Berenger
    Lewis Moon
  • Kathy Bates
    Hazel Quarrier
  • John Lithgow
    Leslie Huben
  • Aidan Quinn
    Martin Quarrier
  • Tom Waits
    Wolf
  • Nelson Xavier
    Father Xantes
  • Stênio Garcia
    Boronai
  • José Dumont
    Commander Guzman
  • Ruy Polanah
    Kori

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