The Mission
1986 · 2h 5m · Action, Adventure, Drama, History · United Kingdom, France · Rated PG (US)
One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
Directed by
Roland JofféWritten by
Robert Bolt7.3Smart score
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18th centuryaftercreditsstingerargentinaassimilationbased on true storychristianitycolonial brazilcolonisationguaraníindigenous peoplesjesuits (society of jesus)junglemissionportuguese colonialismreligious conversionresistancesouth americawaterfall
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