THE MISSION
In the Paraguayan jungle, a priest lashed to a crucifix goes over a waterfall to the sound of Ennio Morricone's pulsating score, but that doesn't stop 18th-century missionary Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons). Meanwhile, hot-tempered human trafficker Captain Mendoza (Robert De Niro) — after paying penance for his brother's death by hauling a net full of armor up a cliff — joins in to create a South American Camelot. But Cardinal Altamirano (Ray McAnally) has bad news from the Vatican. This sweeping, bitter epic about colonialism and faith won the Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Festival, followed by an Oscar® for Best Cinematography. DIR Roland Joffé; SCR Robert Bolt; PROD Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam. UK/France, 1986, color, 126 min. In English and Guaraní, Spanish and Latin with English subtitles. RATED PG
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 126 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, June 14, 2024
Genre: Adventure, drama
