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
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
S. Yriwana Karaja
as Acure
Jose Renato Lana
as Uyuyu
