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.
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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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