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

Tom Berenger

as Lewis Moon

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

as Leslie Huben

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

as Andy Huben

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

as Martin Quarrier

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

as Wolf

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

as Hazel Quarrier

Stênio Garcia

Stênio Garcia

as Boronai

Nelson Xavier

Nelson Xavier

as Father Xantes

José Dumont

José Dumont

as Commander Guzman

Nilo Kivirinta

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...

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