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The Mission
1983·Movie
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A , drama: , but never scary, .
Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults
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An Iranian assassin is sent to the United States to kill a former Iranian official who served under the Shah of Iran. The night before the assassination he finds out that his target Ali Akbar Tabatabaei has already been killed by Hassan Tantai aka David Theodore Belfield. A prominent mullah residing in the States finds him a new assassination target.
Iranian Political ThrillerAssassination PlotReligious ExtremismSocial CommentaryEspionage & IntrigueMorality & DutyIdeological ConflictHistorical Context
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Will I feel good after watching The Mission?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 3 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Is The Mission in English?
PersianEnglish
No, it was made in Persian, with some English.
What tropes does The Mission use?
Inevitable WaterfallEgocentrically ReligiousThe Bad Guy WinsCondescending CompassionBook EndsHired by the OppressorThe AtonerRedemption QuestHeel–Face TurnDoomed Moral VictorMook LieutenantScenery Pornand 46 more
TV Tropes lists 58 tropes for it, including Inevitable Waterfall, Egocentrically Religious, and The Bad Guy Wins.