The Mission

Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons star as two men of God who, by very different means, defy the greatest military powers of the world to protect the people who seek sanctuary in The Mission.

1756. Spain and Portugal, the two great global powers, have signed a treaty dividing the entire world between the slave-trading Portuguese empire and the Spanish empire, which has outlawed slavery. Deep in the Amazon rain forest, just inside the Spanish side of the meridian dividing the two domains, lies a Christian mission run by the deeply spiritual Gabriel (Irons) and former-slave trader, soldier and murderer Rodrigo (De Niro), who seeks his own personal redemption.

In a political deal struck between Spain, Portugal and the Vatican, the line between the two empires moves, granting the slave-trading Portuguese control of the mission. Now, Gabriel and Rodrigo must choose between their holy vow of obedience to the church and the lives of their innocent parishioners, between peace and violence--between redemption and eternal damnation.

Winner of multiple international awards!

Cannes Film Festival - Golden Palm and Technical Grand Prize

Academy Award - Best Cinematography (Chris Menges)

BAFTA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ray McAnally), Best Score (Ennio Morricone), Best Editing (Jim Clark)

Golden Globes - Best Screenplay (Robert Bolt), Best Original Score (Ennio Morricone)