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THE MISSION
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Local title : 教會
 
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Completed - Action/Adventure, Drama, Historical - 125 minutes

Log Line

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.

Year of production : 1986

Director(s) : Roland JOFFÉ
Writer(s) : Robert BOLT
Cast : Robert DE NIRO, Jeremy IRONS, Liam NEESON, Ronald PICKUP, Ray MCANALLY, Aidan QUINN, Cherie LUNGHI

Synopsis

Jesuit priest Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons) enters the Guarani lands in South America with the purpose of converting the natives to Christianity. He soon builds a mission, where he is joined by Rodrigo Mendoza (Robert De Niro), a reformed slave trader seeking redemption. When a treaty transfers the land from Spain to Portugal, the Portuguese government wants to capture the natives for slave labor. Mendoza and Gabriel resolve to defend the mission, but disagree on how to accomplish the task.

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Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE

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