The Mission (1986)
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One will trust in the power of prayer. One will believe in the might of the sword.
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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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Personal RedemptionMoral DilemmasCultural ClashesViolent ConflictReligious DevotionPeace Through MusicForgiveness And ReconciliationMissionary EffortsColonialism And Its Consequences




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Directed by: Roland Joffé, Chris Menges, Norman Dorme
Produced by: Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam, Alejandro Azzano
Composed by: Ennio Morricone
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