At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Contemporary novelist Peter Matthiessen paints a rich and nuanced portrait of an American missionary and a mercenary soldier in South America in this adaptation of his National Book Award–winning novel. In the company of Niaruna Indians, missionary Martin Quarrier attempts to spread his brand of Christianity, while mercenary Lewis Moon is hired by local military officials to kill the Niaruna. Matthiessen conveys the complexity of his characters’ motivations through multiple points of view, including that of the Niaruna Indians themselves, who are drawn in vibrant detail.