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The Mission

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The Mission
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PG,2hrs 5min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1986
Director:
Roland Joffé
Distributor:
C Logic
Starring:
Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally  ...more
Synopsis: Featuring a majestic score by Ennio Morricone and lush Oscar-winning cinematography by Chris Menges, Roland Joffé's The Mission examines the events surrounding the Treaty of Madrid in 1750, when Spain ceded part of South America to Portugal, and turns this episode into an allegory for the mid-'80s struggles of Latin America. Two European forces are on hand to win the South American natives over to imperialist ways. The plunderers want to extract riches and slaves from the New World. The missionaries, ... Full Synopsis
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Mike Cummings, AMG Review
Although this 1986 Roland Joffé film won high praise, the acclaim was by no means universal. Not a few reviewers criticized it for depicting Christianized natives in 18th Century South America as little more than talking mannequins à la the old Tarzan movies. Many of these same reviewers also maintained that the script and scope of the film restricted the ability of Jeremy Irons (Father Gabriel) and ... Full Review
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Robert De Niro
Mendoza
Jeremy Irons
Gabriel
Ray McAnally
Altamirano
Liam Neeson
Fielding
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Parvis Sayyad, writer/director/producer of "The Mission"
Parvis Sayyad, writer/director/producer of "The Mission"
Parvis Sayyad, writer/director/producer of "The Mission"
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