At Play in the Fields of the Lord
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?
Cast
Tom Berenger
as Lewis Moon
John Lithgow
as Leslie Huben
Daryl Hannah
as Andy Huben
Aidan Quinn
as Martin Quarrier
Tom Waits
as Wolf
Kathy Bates
as Hazel Quarrier
Stênio Garcia
as Boronai
Nelson Xavier
as Father Xantes
José Dumont
as Commander Guzman
Nilo Kivirinta
as Billy Quarrier
Reviews
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord is shot through with rich, complex irony (two characters, for instance, discuss having Indian blood, but while one is talking about having it in one’s veins, the other is talking about having it on one’s hands). Its main characters, except one whose hypocrisy bor...
