Directed by Roland Joffé
An Academy Award-winning adventure drama film directed by Roland Joffé. Winner of Best Cinematography, with 6 additional Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
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Top 7%
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★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.4
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.
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