The Under pressure from both Cabeza and Portuguese representative Hontar, Cardinal Altamirano is forced to choose between two evils.

Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Thus have I made it." In the 1740s, Spanish Jesuit priest Father Gabriel enters the northeastern Argentina and eastern Paraguayan jungle to build a mission station and Mercenary and slaver Rodrigo Mendoza makes his living kidnapping natives such as the Guarani community and selling them to nearby plantations, including the plantation of the Spanish Governor Don Cabeza.

Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. If he rules in favour of the colonists, the indigenous peoples will become enslaved; if he rules in favour of the missions, the entire Jesuit Order may be In a final exchange between Cardinal Altamirano and Hontar, Hontar laments that what happened was unfortunate but inevitable: "We must work in the world; the world is thus." Directed by Roland Joffé. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Days later, a canoe of young children return to the scene of the Mission massacre and salvage a few belongings. The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote.

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

After returning from another kidnapping trip, Mendoza is told by his assumed fiancée, Carlotta, that she loves his younger half-brother Felipe. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The Jesuit missions were safe, because they were protected under Spanish law. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I don't want to give anything away, but I want to highly recommend this film.An excellent historical drama that chronicles a little-known subject. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. One Podcast. The mission is a classic movie which deserves a place in the best movies of all time. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. In addition to its other awards, "The Mission" also won the prestigious Grand Prize (Palme d'Or) at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. A visually stunning epic, The Mission recounts the true story of two men - a man of the sword (Robert De Niro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons). Just watched this beautiful movie, tears at the heartstrings mind. The text of Father Gabriel's character is loosely based on the life of Paraguayan The waterfall setting of the film suggests the combination of these events with the story of older missions, founded between 1610–1630 on the The historical Altamirano was not a cardinal sent by the Pope, but an emissary sent by the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Other themes throughout the movie include the "Penance", "Conquest", and "Ave Maria Guaraní" themes. DVD was as described, was a good price, and arrived on time. The scenes are brill; the acting is brill; the story is brill; the music is brill. Have'nt had time to watch this film yet I purchased the dvd for my husband who is a big lover of Ennio Morricone and the write up for this movie is very good so were looking forward to watching it very soon. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. 8 Apr. This is one of those films that didn't impress me. This is an excellent film, and one of my long-time personal favorites. The theme song for Roland Joffé's film "The Mission" (1986). "The Mission" feels exactly like one of those movies where you'd rather see the documentary about how the movie was made. Quite a few tears shed but not as many as first suspected.., One of the greatest films of all time! Watch it on as big a screen as you are able. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.

The acting, filming and story are first class. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. With Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn. This is not a cheerful, feel good movie but the historical significance draws you in. Would use this seller again. Len Webb and Vince Williams are on THE MICHEAUX MISSION - to watch and review every Black feature film ever released. I will never forget the first time I watched The Mission; it had me kneeling and weeping, pleading to Almighty God for forgiveness for being part of a culture that could perpetrate such betrayal and exploitation of those it pretends to help! In time, Mendoza takes vows and becomes a Jesuit under Father Gabriel and his colleague Father Fielding. They set off up the river, going deeper into the jungle, with the thought that the events will remain in their memories.

I didn''t realise this film was so good! Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. There is something in the message that is addicting.