Beyond the Gates of Splendor
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| Directed by | Jim Hanon |
| Produced by | Kevin McAfee |
| Written by | Jim Hanon |
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Mincaye Elisabeth Elliot Frank Drown Steve Saint |
| Narrated by | Steve Saint |
| Music by | Ronald Owen |
| Cinematography | Robert Fraisse |
| Edited by | Miles Hanon |
| Distributed by | Every Tribe Entertainment |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $36,412 (US box office total) |
Beyond the Gates of Splendor (also Beyond the Gates) is a feature-length documentary film that was released in 2004. It chronicles the events leading up to and following Operation Auca, an attempt to contact the Huaorani tribe of Ecuador in which five American missionaries were killed. The film was produced by Bearing Fruit Productions and distributed by Every Tribe Entertainment.
The title of the film references Elisabeth Elliot's 1957 bestseller, Through Gates of Splendor. First published in 1957, the book told the original story of the five martyred missionaries. A low budget documentary film was also produced with the same name in 1967. One year after Gates was published, the first successful peaceful contact with the Huaorani tribe was made. In the years that followed, many Huaos were converted to Christianity and changed their lifestyle. Therefore, Beyond the Gates recounts the unfolding story up unto the present day. The film also included new information that has since come out about the Palm Beach Massacre through communication with the Indians.
Beyond the Gates was very influential in the production of the drama film End of the Spear, which was released four years later. Many of the same events recounted by the Huaorani interviewees in Beyond the Gates were depicted dramatically in End of the Spear.
The film was shot on location in Ecuador, Ocala, Florida, Seattle, Washington, and at Wheaton College. There were also interviews from all five widows (two years before both Marilou McCully and Marj Saint died), members of the search party and members of the Huaorani tribe.
The crew spent 17 days in the jungle to interview members of the Huaorani tribe.
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