The Mission (1986)
09/06/1986 (GB) • 2h 6m
One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.
Overview
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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
mission
resistance
christianity
religious conversion
waterfall
jungle
argentina
colonisation
south america
18th century
aftercreditsstinger
jesuits (society of jesus)
indigenous peoples
assimilation
portuguese colonialism
guaraní
colonial brazil
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