The Mission

Name: The Mission
Genre: Period Piece, Classic, Drama
Released: 1986
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson, Ray McAnally

Roland Joffé19862h 5mPeriod Piece, Classic, Drama

Why we chose it

Robert De Niro plays a slave trader doing penance and Jeremy Irons the Jesuit who gives him the chance, in a film that won the Palme d’Or in 1986 and the Oscar for Best Cinematography. Ennio Morricone’s legendary score will stay with you long after you’ve forgotten the story.

Synopsis

Deep in the jungle on the border between Argentina and Paraguay, a Jesuit makes the climb to preach Christianity to the Guarani. A mercenary who has spent years seizing them and selling them to the plantations later arrives at the mission, carrying the guilt of a terrible crime, and the very people he used to hunt take him in. But when a cardinal comes from Rome to decide which missions may carry on, nothing is safe.