The Mission
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.
- Year : 1986
- Country : Italy, United Kingdom
- Genre : Adventure, Drama, Action, History
- Studio : Goldcrest, Kingsmere, Enigma Productions, Fernando Ghia Productions
- Keyword : mission, resistance, christianity, religious conversion, waterfall, jungle, argentina, colonisation, south america, 18th century, jesuits (society of jesus), indigenous peoples, assimilation, portuguese colonialism, lgbt interest, guaraní, colonial brazil
- Director : Roland Joffé
- Cast : Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson, Cherie Lunghi