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NO GREATER LOVE:
A REVIEW OF END OF THE SPEAR

By Dr. Ted Baehr, Publisher of MOVIEGUIDE®

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

HOLLYWOOD, CA (ANS) -- RATING: PG-13
RELEASE: January 20, 2006
TIME: TBD
STARRING: Louie Leonardo, Chad Allen, Jack Guzman, Sean McGowan, Christina Souza, Chase Ellison, Cara Stoner, and Beth Bailey
DIRECTOR: Jim Hanon
PRODUCERS: Bill Ewing, Bart Gavigan and Tom Newman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kevin McAfee and Mart Green
WRITERS: Jim Hanon, Bill Ewing and Bart Gavigan
BASED ON THE NOVEL/PLAY BY: N/A
DISTRIBUTOR: TBD

CONTENT: (CCC, BBB, Pa, VV, N) Very strong Christian, moral and biblical worldview, some discussion of native pagan beliefs, which is superseded by missionaries bringing the story of God's Son, God is named in the native language, and the name of Jesus is not used though the Son of God is discussed; no foul language; some intense violence including men speared with blood shown, people beaten, natives battle, people hit by machetes, all of which deserves a caution for young children but is not excessive; friendly hugging and kissing, and discussions of woman being pregnant; natives in loincloths and man in boxer shorts; no alcohol; no smoking; and, nothing else objectionable.

GENRE: Drama
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Older children to adults

Please address your comments to:

Bill Ewing
Every Tribe Entertainment
4040 Vineland Ave., Suite 220
Studio City, CA 91604
Phone: (818) 487-0199
Website: www.endofthespear.com

SUMMARY: END OF THE SPEAR is a powerful, dramatic retelling of the story of five missionaries and their widows who brought the Gospel to a vicious tribe in the Amazon in the 1950s. Unlike other attempts to depict this redemptive story, END OF THE SPEAR is extremely powerful and authentic.

IN BRIEF:

END OF THE SPEAR is a powerful, dramatic retelling of the story of five missionaries and their wives who made contact with the vicious Waodani tribe in the jungles of Ecuador in 1956. One missionary, Nate Saint, flies over the jungle day after day to find these fierce people, as they are known. Nate drops gifts down in a bucket to the tribe. Eventually, he lands his small plane with four friends on a sandbar in the river. After initial contact, all of the missionaries are brutally killed by the tribe. In an act of true courage, the wives of the missionaries decide to go into the jungle to bring the Gospel to the tribe that slaughtered their husbands. Most of the movie is concerned with that intense drama.

Unlike other attempts to depict this redemptive story, END OF THE SPEAR is extremely powerful. The music does a wonderful job of supporting the story. The casting is very authentic, with the missionaries looking like college students in the 50s. For all of its budget constraints, END OF THE SPEAR has a great look, and the filmmakers are to be commended.

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