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Mincayani gives Steve his spear, with the point at his own chest, and tells Steve to kill him. Steve struggles emotionally but does not do so. He tells Mincayani that his father did not lose his life, but he gave his life.
May 29, 2020 · Steve Saint, who toured with the elder Waorani promoting the movie, End of the Spear, said that Mincaye’s most frequent speaking theme was, “We lived angry, hating and killing, ‘ononque’ [for no reason], until they brought us God’s markings. Now, those of us who walk God’s trail live happily and in peace.”
Released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the murders, the film "End of the Spear" tells the story of Steve Saint--whose father was one of the murdered missionaries and whose mother...
In the climax of The End of the Spear, Mincayani takes the adult Steve to the beach where his father was killed. The Waorani warrior digs up a tin cup and a battered photo of Steve that Nate Saint carried in his plane (the photo having survived forty years in the rain forest).
- Kathryn Long
There, in an emotional conversation, Mincayani tells Steve that he was the one who speared his father. Mincayani then picks up his own spear and points it at himself, inviting Steve to avenge his father.
The 2006 film End of the Spear largely tells the story of Mincaye and Steve Saint's lives. Mincaye was portrayed by Marco Flaco as a child and Louie Leonardo as an adult. He also made a brief cameo appearance towards the end of the film, in the scene reenacting the funeral of Rachel Saint .
During a heated scene, Mincayani spares a pregnant woman’s life seemingly to “let the baby live.” A father lovingly does what’s best for his daughter by sending her away before he dies. A couple of Waodani women tell members of an enemy tribe, “Even if you spear us, we will not spear you.”
