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GERMANY · 1987
Mission
Synopsis
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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colonialism · religious conversion · indigenous peoples · redemption · colonial conflict
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