The Mission

The background-story is about political power between Spain and Portugal in and a Cardinal sent by Rome. But above all it tells of two men.

He has got a deep human character and believes in peace and love. Robert DeNiro is more interesting. After killing his brother in a duel, he changes from brutal slave-trader to an expiating Jesuit. One of the best sequences is when native Indians recognize DeNiro. It looks first as if an Indian would kill him with a knife, but then he cuts the rope with that DeNiro carried a heavy ballast of weapons and armings.

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DeNiro cries and laughs simultaneously because he is redeemed. This goes right through your heart. Chris Menges cinematography is wonderful.

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Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Eighteenth century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. IMDb's Guide to Streaming. Upon his arrival, Gabriel meets the slave trader Mendoza Robert De Niro , a cruel, bloodless man who kills as many of the Guaranis as he enslaves. His brother Felipe Aidan Quinn is another of his victims, killed in a duel over a woman. Because of Mendoza's aristocratic background, he cannot be tried for his crimes; however, the weight of his conscience inspires him to ask Gabriel for the opportunity to do penance at the mission.

When Spain sells Brazil to Portugal, the two very different men must join together to defend the mission against aggressors. Jeremy Irons as Gabriel. Robert De Niro as Mendoza.

Ray McAnally as Altamirano. Aidan Quinn as Felipe. Liam Neeson as Fielding. Ronald Pickup as Hontar. Charles Low as Cabeza. Cherie Lunghi as Carlotta.

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Bercelio Moya as Indian Boy. Sigifredo Ismare as Witch Doctor. Asuncion Ontiveros as Indian chief. Alejandrino Moya as Chief's Lieutenant.

Daniel Berrigan as Sebastian. Rolf Gray as Young Jesuit. Alvaro Guerrero as Jesuit. Tony Lawn as Fr. Joe Daly as Nobleman. Carlos Duplat as Portuguese Commander. Rafael Camerano as Spanish commander. Monirak Sisowath as Ibaye. Silvestre Chiripua as Indian. Luis Carlos Gonzalez as Boy Singer. Maria Teresa Ripoll as Carlotta's Maid. View All The Mission News. March 26, Full Review….

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February 9, Full Review…. A singularly lumpy sort of movie. January 1, Full Review…. November 10, Rating: The French radical Gabriel Bonnot de Mably started to write proto-communist works in the s, but these made little impact before Within the context of this film, the Jesuits are presented entirely as lefty heroes. However, there is another opinion that suggests the reductions were repressive, theocratic city-states with a high degree of coercion and imposition on the local population.

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At this point, anyone familiar with South American history will start to feel vaguely sick at the prospect of inevitable onscreen genocide. Lo and behold, the Europeans team up to destroy the native culture, enslave and abuse indigenous people, and pile up babies to murder. All of this is horribly accurate. Powerful and atmospheric, if oddly structureless, The Mission is a magnificently filmed and strongly political view of the conflict between church, state and capitalism.