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The Mission
“One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.”
★ 7.4· 1986· 125 min· Popularity 3PG
AdventureDramaActionHistory
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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Release Date: 9/6/1986
Runtime: 125 minutes
Languages: English, Guarani, Latin, Spanish
Director: Roland Joffé
Budget: $24.5M
Revenue: $17.2M
Production
Companies: Goldcrest, Kingsmere, Enigma Productions, Fernando Ghia Productions
Countries: United Kingdom, France, United States of America, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
missionresistancechristianityreligious conversionbased on true storywaterfalljungleargentinacolonisationsouth america18th centuryaftercreditsstingerjesuits (society of jesus)indigenous peoplesassimilationportuguese colonialismguaranícolonial brazil
