The Mission

1986 · Directed by Roland Joffé · 126 min · drama film, historical film

★ 7.4/10 · 1,601 ratings on TMDB

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.