At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Released: 1991
Drama, Romance
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?
Starring: Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Tom Waits, Kathy Bates, Stênio Garcia, Nelson Xavier
Directed by: Héctor Babenco
Written by: Jean-Claude Carrière, Héctor Babenco, Vincent Patrick, Peter Matthiessen
Language: English
Scenes
Lewis (Tom Berenger) pees out the front door of the bar when talking to Martin (Aidan Quinn). He is shown from the waist up, and the splatter is audible.
The young son of the missionaries (Niilo Kivirinta) wets his bed when he becomes ill. The parents are shown discovering the puddle.
Alternate Titles
Jugando en los campos del Señor
Ein Pfeil in den Himmel
Brincando nos Campos do Senhor
En liberté dans les champs du seigneur