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?
Tom Berenger
John Lithgow
Daryl Hannah
Aidan Quinn
Tom Waits
Kathy Bates
Stênio Garcia
Nelson Xavier
José Dumont
Nilo Kivirinta
S. Yriwana Karaja
Jose Renato Lana
Ruy Polanah
Carlos Xavante
Ione Machado
Edwirges Ribeiro
Mutahi Pataxo