Based on Elisabeth Elliot's best-seller, Through Gates of Splendor. In 1956, a team of missionaries---including Jim and Elisabeth Elliot---traveled to Ecuador. This feature-length documentary tells their startling true-life story of sacrifice, ministry, love, forgiveness, and changed lives. The powerful journey begins with interviews of the Waodani people discussing their way of life before hearing the gospel message. (Rated PG-13; contains some violence and native nudity.) Contains abridged version. Approx. 96 minutes.

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Region Coded 1, NTSC

Close Captioned

English & Spanish Subtitles

Fullscreen

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Customer Reviews for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Review 1 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Good documentary.

Date:April 4, 2013

Redfish

Location:Vancouver, BC, Canada

Gender:male

Quality:

4 out of 5

Value:

4 out of 5

Meets Expectations:

5 out of 5

I use this movie in my mission Sunday school, we all enjoy it since this is a true life documentary.

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Review 2 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Good documentary for faith and witness discussions

Date:January 4, 2013

Scripture First

Location:St. John's, NL, Canada

Age:55-65

Gender:female

Quality:

5 out of 5

Value:

5 out of 5

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4 out of 5

A really well made documentary that follows "The End of the Spear" movie. It provides additional info but there is some overlap in footage. Overall quite well done. This is an amazing story that only God could orchestrate.

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Review 3 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:January 4, 2010

Lena Mc Dermott

Excellent movie. Has interviews with the actual women and people involved. Would recommend seeing the End of the Spear first. Very moving.

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Review 4 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Date:April 21, 2009

Susan Byers

This is a very good video but I think you should watch, End of the Spear, first. These videos are for a mature viewer. I will watch them again but it isn't something I will want to watch often. Still I am glad I purchased both videos and I have loaned them out to several people. I do recommend these be in every Christians video library.

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Review 5 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:December 10, 2008

Zodet S Zambrana

This is a good resource to introduce the mission ministry in the parish. I recomended it.

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Review 6 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:November 5, 2008

Russ

We used this video in our small group after reading the chapter on Missions in John Piper's 'Desiring God'. Since none of us have been on a foreign mission field I thought it would be good exposure. It worked very well for this.This was a great documentary about the work of this mission, the people who were affected, and the testimony from the Waodoni people about the change that the Gospel has brought to their lives.It is a great example of sacrificial love to fulfill the great commission.This should challenge us all to look at the ways we are wrapped up in our own lives, expecting other people to change to meet our conditions before we will love them.

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Review 7 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:May 19, 2008

Robert Siakimotu

A very powerful story of commitment to GOD and His calling to His service. I will greatly blessed by the willingness of these young men to go where GOD led them. Their sacrifice is a great testimony to us all. GOD bless.

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Review 8 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:November 6, 2007

Frances Moore

This is an inspiring story that makes me ask, "Have I really given Jesus my all?"

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Review 9 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Date:July 29, 2007

Donna

The love of Christ is evident in the lives of these men and women who dedicated themselves to His service. It was moving to see how the United States of the 50s showed so much concern and care for missionaries. And this martyrdom was covered on national news and even by our military.. Today this would be unheard of! Our daughter watched it and said, "this was another time in our country when we were good." Tears came once again to our eyes as we remembered reading first hand (6th graders at the time) of this tragedy but knowing God had His hand in all of it. What a testimony to Christianity - the Waorani today.

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Review 10 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

3 out of 5

Date:April 28, 2007

John Deere Lady in TexasL

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This movie is a great example of forgiveness. As God forgives us, the families of the deceased forgave the killers. The Waodani really didn't know that what they were doing was wrong.

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Review 11 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5

Date:March 14, 2007

Tammie

An excellent anthropological overview of the history of the Waodani people and their meeting with modern culture. Unfortunately, the DVD emphasizes the missionaries being fun-loving guys who wanted to be friends with this tribe more than men and women committed to the eternal purposes of God and the eternal well-being of the Waodani. However, the Bible study guide enclosed with the DVD suggests some ideas about why they might have dedicated themselves to the course of action which they chose. The present spiritual condition of the Waodani people in the sense of their personal testimony of a relationship with God is not included. Nevertheless, this information is available on the Web for those who desire to know, and the additional information gives the film more significance.

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Review 12 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

2 out of 5

Date:February 7, 2006

Kyle Retoule

DISAPPOINTING - I'm familiar with this story as Ive read both books by E. Elliot. Though the interviews and on-location footage were excellent, its as if God was intentionally removed as the main character. Unless you were well acquainted with the saga, youd have no way of knowing from this DVD that these missionaries were there to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The way they were portrayed they might as well have been Peace Corps volunteers. Jesus name was NEVER mentioned, The Lord was used only once (by a missionary who said I gave my soul to The Lord for missions), and God was referenced maybe twice. While Elliots books were about what God did through the missionaries, this DVD is about what the Missionaries did for the Waorani, and God has been left out of the story. Its a pity and a shame. If youve read Elliots books then this DVD will add some color to the story. But if youre looking for something spiritually motivating be warned, this film is not about God at all.

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Review 13 for Beyond the Gates of Splendor, DVD

Overall Rating:

5 out of 5

Date:June 12, 2005

Tom Scriven

This is a very well done production on the work of God in Ecuador through the lives of some wonderful people whom He chose to use.

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