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The Mission

“One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.”

Director
Roland Joffé
Year
1986
Runtime
2h 5m
Rated
PG
Release
1986
Language
en
Country
GB

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

  • #assimilation
  • #christianity
  • #portuguese colonialism
  • #guaraní
  • #jesuits (society of jesus)
  • #religious conversion
  • #mission
  • #resistance
  • #18th century
  • #indigenous peoples
  • #based on true story
  • #south america

  • Directed by

    Roland Joffé

  • Written by

    Robert Bolt

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